2027 and to 4 million barrels by 2030 an aspiration many analysts believe to be implausible if the incoming government intends to achieve these goals it will have to lean on independent producers such as seplat energy plc and sterling oil since the likes of shell and exxon are trying to sell their onshore and shallow water assets at the ceremony last year sterling oil chief operating officer mohit barot told buhari that the company had secured funding to drill the wells and build a complex to produce fuel fertilizer and electricitywe assure you mr president that we will deliver on our commitments and your expectations barot said today is just the start of our long journey together