Nigeria can raise oil output to 1.9m bpd — NUPRC

By Obas Esiedesa
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has expressed confidence that Nigeria can increase crude oil production to 1.9 million barrels per day (bpd), following recent gains that saw the country attain a peak production level of 1.86 million bpd in May.
The Commission Chief Executive of NUPRC, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, disclosed this on Wednesday during a meeting with the Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, at the NRS headquarters in Abuja.
In a statement by the Commission, Eyesan said Nigeria’s oil industry has returned to a growth trajectory, noting that the country was steadily ramping up production despite persi...