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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.
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The chart illustrates the comparison of four countries in Africa producing
oil
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 in
barrels
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 per day from 2000 to 2004.
According to
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 the data, Somalia is the only country among four
other
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others
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 showing
gradual
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a gradual
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 increase in
oil
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 production each year.
In contrast
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, Congo has observed to considerable decrease in
oil
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 extraction over the five years.
Furthermore
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, in
first
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the first
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 three
oil
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 yielding was less, but in
next
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the next
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 two
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years
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year
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year,
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 a dramatic peak was seen for Nigeria. In
case
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the case
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 of Chad, they did not produce any
oil
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 till 2002
,
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 and started extracting
oil
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from
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in
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 2003 with a steady growth in
number
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a number
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 of
barrels
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. Among these countries, the highest number of
barrels
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were produce
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were produced
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 by Congo from 2000 to 2002.
Whereas
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, these figures changed from 2003, making Nigeria the largest producer. In 2004, Chad and Somalia produced
less
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fewer
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barrels
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 but were on
same
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the same
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 level.

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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words oil, barrels with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • oil production
  • barrels per day
  • African countries
  • data figures
  • trend
  • compared to
  • increase
  • decrease
  • notable peaks
  • production levels
  • economic implications
  • output levels
  • significant differences
  • similarities
  • growth rates
  • largest producer
  • overall production
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