NNPCL ordered to raise oil output to 2.5m bpd by 2026

The Federal Government on Wednesday directed the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) to increase oil production beyond current levels by the end of the year.Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Africa Energy Forum (AEF) in Houston, Texas, U.S.Lokpobiri emphasised the need for accelerated growth in the nation’s oil output.NAN reports that the forum, o