Libya has overtaken Nigeria as the biggest producer of crude oil in Africa based on the latest report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Before overtaking Nigeria, Libya had previously leapfrogged Angola into second place but has now overtaken Nigeria as well to claim the status of Africa’s largest oil-producing country.
The OPEC report released on Wednesday showed that Nigeria’s oil production reduced to about 1.23 million barrels per day in October from about 1.25 million barrels per day in September.
However, for Libya, its production increased from 1.16…
