The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has reported a significant recovery in national crude oil production, rising from a low of 960,000 barrels per day in 2022 to an average of 1.71 million barrels per day, with peak output reaching 1.84 million barrels per day in 2025. The increase is attributed to the establishment of an integrated energy security framework for pipelines in the Niger Delta.
Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, revealed the figures at the Parliamentary Roundtable on the State of Pipeline Security, held at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, according to a statement by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Andy Odeh.
Ojulari emphasized that the success was deliberate, driven by an “integrated energy security model that combines legislative and executive policy alignment, actionable intelligence, kinetic deployment capabilities, regulatory oversight, industry cooperation, and community‑embedded surveillance mechanisms.”
He added that the reduction of oil theft and pipeline sabotage has restored investor confidence in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
In his welcome address, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, represented by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, called for stronger collaboration among agencies and stakeholders to overcome challenges affecting production growth. Meanwhile, Speaker of the House of Representatives, represented by the Leader of the House, Hon. (Prof.) Julius Ihonvbere, urged the forum to review progress to ensure fairness and equity in the sector.
The Parliamentary Roundtable, convened by the Joint Senate and House Committee on Petroleum Resources, brought together top security and industry stakeholders, including the National Security Adviser, Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, Inspector General of Police, Director General of the Department of State Services, Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, and representatives of private security companies.
