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The upstream regulator’s figures turn Nigeria’s chronic evacuation losses into a hard number — weeks of national production that never reached a buyer or the federation account.

Seven listed producers grew nine-month revenue sharply on strong crude prices, with acquisition charges and finance costs absorbing most of the gains before they reached the bottom line.

Gulf physical benchmark climbed to $99.17, some $1.70 over Brent futures, even as crude slid toward $96 on Iran-talk optimism and a 1.4m b/d surplus forecast.