Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation yesterday explained that it would not shut down production as a result of the glut in the international oil market due to the danger of losing market share when prices rebound.
According to him, the corporation was embarking on more operational and fiscal discipline in its activities as a result of the economic downturn brought about by a number of factors, especially the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He explained that low demand and uncontrolled supply sent global storage to tank top with about one billion barrels and refineries output cut due to demand fall, with netback value of crude for long-haul journeys to China declining to $1.05per barrel on April 1, 2020, due to low price and high freight cost.
On inland basin exploration, Kyari disclosed that NNPC had sustained exploration activities in the Benue trough , Chad, Bida, Sokoto as well as Anambra basins.