Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, has avowed that Nigeria’s crude oil production will hit 2 million barrels per day (mbpd) by December 2024.
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, had announced on Thursday that Nigeria’s crude oil production has hit 1.8 mbpd while gas production has risen to 7.4 billion standard cubic feet per day.
The development has attracted plaudits for the NNPCL and other stakeholders involved in attaining the feat, including security agencies and Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL, a private security outfit that is handling the pipeline protection contract awarded by the Federal Government in a bid to check oil theft in the Niger Delta.
Reacting to the development, Tompolo, who spoke through his Special Adviser, Media and Public Communication, Paul Bebenimibo, said Tantita was committed to the realisation of 2 mbpd by December 2024, as directed by President Bola Tinubu.
He said: “This milestone, as you know, was achieved in collaboration with NNPCL, security forces and of course, Tantita, which has been at the forefront of oil pipeline protection in the Niger Delta.
“We are determined to take it to 2 mbpd before the year runs out as directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“All the needed machinery has been put in place to ensure that the target is achieved. No effort will be spared to ensure that the economy of Nigeria is galvanised.
“This will lead to a boost in government’s revenue, thereby making more funds available for the President and his team to run the country effectively. I am assuring you that we are not going to rest on our oars until the target is achieved and even exceeded.
“New technologies were being deployed to monitor the facilities with a view to ensuring that there won’t be any disruption and that the theft of Nigeria’s commonwealth is halted.
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