Oil production statistics: NUPRC quoted figures for average production not peak production — NNPC Ltd clarifies
Following the skepticism that has trailed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) recent announcement of a 1.8mbpd increase in the nation’s crude production, the company has clarified the metrics used to announce the figures it disclosed to the public.
In a statement on Monday, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, Olufemi O Soneye, said there is no discrepancy between its crude oil production figures and those supplied by the regulatory agency, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Company (NUPRC).
The Company gave the clarification against the backdrop of reports in a section of the media that the 1.54 million barrels per day (mbpd) for September cited by the NUPRC was far below the 1.8mbpd for November cited by the NNPC Ltd.
According to Soneye, the disparity is as a result of the difference in the period of coverage in the reports — whereas the NNPC Ltd.’s figure was the peak production for October 2024, the NUPRC’s figure was the average production for September 2024.
The company further alluded to the statement by the Chief Executive Officer of NUPRC, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, at the recent 42nd Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists Annual International Conference & Exhibition in Lagos where he disclosed that Nigeria’s crude oil output, including condensate, increased by 16.56 per cent to 1.8mbpd million in October 2024, from 1.54 million bpd in September 2024.
The statement quoted the CEO of NUPRC who was represented by the Executive Commissioner, Development & Production, Mr. Enorense Amadasu as saying: “This represents an increase of 253,710, bpd to reach 1.8 million bpd in October, up from 1.54 million bpd in September 2024, representing 16.56 per cent month-on-month rise”.
“The NUPRC also confirmed at the NAPE event that the 1.8mbpd feat pushed Nigeria’s production beyond the 1.5mbpd quota of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
“There is, therefore, no disparity or discrepancy in the production figures by NNPC Ltd and the regulator.
“NNPC Ltd is working closely with relevant stakeholders to boost production to 2mbpd and above by the end of 2024,” the statement read.
