The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that in 2017, a total of 264,938,662 barrels of crude oil were stopped from getting out of oil fields in the country into export terminals due to repeated pipeline vandalism and other production associated challenges. In its oil and gas annual report obtained by THISDAY, the DPR equally explained that in 2017, except for Europe and Oceania, the percentage volume of Nigeria’s crude oil blends exported to north and south American countries, as well as to Asia and other African countries dropped. The DPR noted that in 2017, Nigeria on the average deferred 725,859 barrels of oil every day (bd). It added that cumulatively the deferred figure for the year was 264,938,662 barrels. For instance, it said in January of same year, about 34 million barrels (mb) was deferred, while 18mb and 27mb were deferred in February and March. […]