BEVERLY HILLS, July 24, (THEWILL) –Â The Group Managing Director, GMD, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru says an attack launched by militants on the Trans Niger Pipeline in Ogoniland on Monday has made it impossible for the corporation to sustain last week’s oil production record of 2.2million barrel per day, bpd.
Addressing reporters after the opening ceremony of the Extraordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization, APPO, in Abuja on Monday, he stated that the latest attack culminated in the loss of 150,000 barrels of crude.
Baru, who made this disclosure when asked whether the NNPC was able to sustain its last week oil production record, said: “Unfortunately, we have not been able to sustain it because of challenges.
“As I am talking to you this morning the Trans Niger pipeline has been breached in Ogoniland and that is 150,000 barrel per day of oil has been locked up day. That has been fairly an issue in that area. And We hope we can continue at that level.”
