Nigeria's ambition to boost crude oil production to 1.80 million barrels per day in 2026 depends less on drilling new wells than on fixing decades-old infrastructure bottlenecks, attracting fresh capital, and securing evacuation routes that have long plagued Africa's largest petroleum exporter.
The West African nation is poised to add meaningful output next year through a combination of improved security, newly approved export infrastructure, and over $16 billion in investment commitments secured since 2023.
Yet, analysts warn that execut
