The table below shows oil production figures in four Africans countries from 2000 to 2004, in barrels per day. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows oil production figures in four Africans countries from 2000 to 2004, in barrels per day.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The table provides data on oil extraction in various African countries -Nigeria, Chad,
Congo
, and Somalia- between 2000 and 2004.
Overall
, it is evident that the biggest amount of petroleum was drilled in
Congo
at the beginning of the period,
whereas
this
figure for the least is in Somalia.
Furthermore
, except for
Congo
, all categories experienced a gradual increase throughout the given period. Looking in more detail, the amount of produced oil in Nigeria commenced with 205,000
barrels
in 2000, followed by a slight decrease to 190,000 in 2002. After a decline,
this
figure observed a modest growth to 213,000
barrels
in 2004, reaching its peak.
Additionally
, gasoline drilling started in 2003 at 8,000
barrels
as opposed to other countries and increased significantly by 50,000 in 2004. Regarding the remaining regions,
Congo
peaked in oil production at 275,000
barrels
,
while
the amount of manufactured petroleum dropped from 234,000 to 222,000 by 2002. In terms of Somalia, the generation of fossil fuels experienced a considerable rise over the period given by 50,000
barrels
in 2004.
Moreover
, a decline in Somalia's petroleum drilling continued by 2004, at 203,000
barrels
.
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