Nigerian govt targets 2 million bpd output by December

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, said on Friday the Federal Government planned to increase crude oil production to two million barrels per day (bdp) and beyond by December.

Lokpobiri, who disclosed this to journalists in Abuja, said the government was working assiduously to achieve the target.

The minister said there was a steady increase in production, adding that it was 1.1 million barrels last month and had subsequently increased to 1.4 million barrels.

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