Oil resource plays a vital role in the energy sector throughout the world which encourages the individual nation to mine this natural resource. Not surprisingly, the African countries are taking part in this oil trade and the production figures from 2000 to 2004 are discussed in the below essay,
Among the listed African nations, Nigeria was the top oil miner which produced about 2 million barrels in 2000 and continued its progressing effort to increase the production quantity 2.1 million in 2001 and 2003 as well as 2.2 million in 2004 with slight drop in the production by 1.9 million in 2002. Thereafter, the Congo Brazaville had produced the oils but there was significant drop in the number of barrels production which starts with 280 thousand (2000) followed by 270 thousand (2001). Subsequently, it had produced about 250 thousand (2002) and 235 thousand (2003) followed by 205 thousand in 2004. Although the production numbers are minimum, the Cote d’Ivoire had made an increasing production from 8,000 barrels in 2000 followed by 7000 in 2001. Furthermore, the number increased to 15000 in 2002 followed by 25000 in 2003 and 45,000 in 2004. Finally, the chat was the least oil producer in the given list which started producing the oil from 2003 with a quantity of 50,000 followed by 290 thousand in 2024.
To summarize, the global demand had motivated the African countries to manufacture the oil resource, and the Nigeria was leading oil producer in the given list. Although the Chad had joined the race in the later stage, it increased the capacity closer to 6 times within one year.