Oil and Gas
PENGASSAN pledges collaboration with NUPRC to hit 3mbpd oil output target
The mewly inaugurated leadership of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has pledged collaboration with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to aid Nigeria reach 3 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2030.
The new president of PENGASSAN, Comrade Bosun Olabiyi-Agoro, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja.
Olabiyi-Agoro on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 visited the corporate headquarters of the NUPRC, where he disclosed that his ambition runs through CCE in making sure that by 2030, Nigeria was able to hit 3 million production of barrels per day.
He called for the joint commitment of PENGASSAN and NUPRC to achieve that feat.
Olabiyi-Agoro said: “We can assure you that we are here to collaborate. We will be very reasonable,” he added.
The PENGASSAN president further stated that inasmuch as the union is open to negotiations, issues bordering on the rights of workers to freely associate and join the union are non-negotiable.
He added that issues surrounding contract staffing will be one of the key issues his administration will address.
The chief executive officer of NUPRC, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, in her remarks, said the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government had been working hard to increase production as evidenced by the latest executive order which is targeted at deep offshore investments.
She noted that production had risen from a low of 1.1mmbopd a few years ago to an estimated 1.755mmbopd in 2026.
Eyesan, however, said industrial stability remains critical to hitting higher production targets.
She, therefore, sought PENGASSAN’s support.
“As you settle into your new role, be assured that the commission will give you 150% cooperation. In addition to the support we will give you, we want to ask that we work very closely to actualize government objectives.
“We want to grow production from our current level to 3 million barrels in 2030. For gas, we are still doing under 8bcf and we want to grow that to 12bcf by 2030. So, let’s make that happen.”
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