The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced an increase in Nigeria’s oil production.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by Olufemi Soneye, chief corporate communications officer NNPC Ltd, and released on Thursday, November 14.
In the statement, NNPC Limited said the feat was achieved in compliance with the mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
As of April 2024, Nigeria’s oil production stood at 1.28 million barrels per day.
Speaking on the development, Mele Kyari, the Group’s Chief Executive Officer, congratulated the Production War Room Team that anchored the production recovery process. Punch reports.
His words:
Beyond crude oil, Kyari also revealed an increase in gas production, reaching 7.4 million standard cubic feet to support the critical AKK gas infrastructure, an improvement over the 6.1 million mmscf recorded earlier this year.
He said:
TimesNow.com.ng previously reported that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Exploration and Production Limited (NNPC E&P Ltd), a subsidiary of NNPC and Natural Limited Oilfield Services Limited (NOSL), announced the successful commencement of oil production at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13 in Akwa Ibom state.
The NNPC announced this in a statement signed by its chief corporate communications officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Sunday, May 12, 2024.
It said the production, which began on May 6, 2024, with about 6,000 barrels of oil, is expected to be ramped up to 40,000 barrels daily by May 27, 2024.
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Source: TimesNow.com.ng
