The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says
Nigeria’s oil production has reached 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd).
According to NAN, Lawal Musa, NNPC chief production war room
officer, spoke during a briefing on the national oil company’s production on
Thursday.
Musa, who doubles as a senior business advisor to Mele
Kyari, NNPC group chief executive officer (GCEO), said the increased oil
production followed the continuous dislodgement of pipeline vandals and crude
oil thieves.
He said the achievement was based on the partnership between
the leadership of the company, stakeholders, and security agencies.
“We achieved this because of the clear mandate by President
Bola Tinubu to ramp up crude oil production in the country,” Musa said.
On November 11, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory
Commission (NUPRC) said Nigeria’s current production level, including crude oil
and condensates, has reached 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd), up from 1.54
million bpd in September.
Enorense Amadasu, executive commissioner of development and
production at NUPRC, said there are plans to raise the figure to 2 million bpd
by year-end.
Amadasu said the country’s crude oil and condensate output
is expected to increase amid a plan to open bids for 31 onshore and offshore
oil blocks.
The next day, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) said Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production, excluding
condensates, increased marginally to 1.33 million bpd in October.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
