In Boost for Oil Output, NNPC Set to Begin Export of New Crude Grade in March

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja, Sunday Ehigiator and Peter Uzoho in Lagos

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) will begin exporting a new light, sweet crude grade called Cawthorne from March, Reuters quoted a  spokesperson for the organisation as saying, adding to a recent recovery in output from Africa’s top exporter.

The launch is part of Nigeria’s broader push to lift production, long constrained by unrest and crude theft, and follows the introduction of two other new grades since 2024. Nigeria, already pumping close to its Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota, is among the countries seeking a higher target within the producer group.