The table illustrates the daily
oil
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production
in four African countries between 2000 and 2004.
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Overall
, Nigeria, Chad, and Somalia experienced upward trends in their Linking Words
oil
outputs, Use synonyms
while
Congo showed a steady decline. Linking Words
Although
Congo was the largest producer in 2000, Nigeria overtook it by 2004.
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To begin
with, Chad had no Linking Words
oil
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production
from 2000 to 2002, but its output rose sharply from zero to 50,000 Use synonyms
barrels
per day in 2004. Nigeria’s figures dropped from 205,000 Use synonyms
barrels
in 2000 to 190,000 in 2002, before increasing significantly to 213,000 by the end of the period. Use synonyms
Likewise
, Somalia’s Linking Words
oil
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production
grew steadily, rising from 5,000 Use synonyms
barrels
per day in 2000 to 50,000 in 2004.
As for Congo, Use synonyms
production
fell consistently from 275,000 Use synonyms
barrels
in 2000 to 203,000 Use synonyms
barrels
in 2004, despite remaining the leading producer until Nigeria surpassed it.Use synonyms