{
  "id": 18398816,
  "title": "Nigeria lost 3.3m barrels to oil thieves in 2025 – NUPRC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nigeria-lost-3-3m-barrels-to-oil-thieves-in-2025-nuprc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T23:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-lost-3-3m-barrels-to-oil-thieves-in-2025-nuprc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2025, Nigeria lost 3.33 million barrels of crude oil to theft, with 65.8% of the reported losses occurring in the final quarter of the year, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission's (NUPRC) annual report. The N2.14tn decline in revenue collection was attributed to the surge in oil theft, despite increases in revenue from gas flare penalties, signature bonuses, and concession rentals.",
  "summary": "Nigeria lost 3.33 million barrels of crude oil to theft in 2025, a new report by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has shown. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-lost-3-3m-barrels-to-oil-thieves-in-2025-nuprc/",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigeria lost 3.3 million barrels of crude oil to theft in 2025.",
    "65.8% of losses occurred in the final quarter of the year.",
    "N2.14tn revenue decline attributed to surge in oil theft."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}