By Ayomide Otitoju
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has announced a significant recovery in national crude oil production, rising from a historic low of 960,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2022 to an average of 1.71 million bpd, with peak output reaching 1.84 million bpd in 2025. The improvement 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, disclosed this during the Parliamentary Roundtable on the State of Pipelines Security at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday.
Ojulari emphasized that the production rebound was the result of a deliberate strategy, involving 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 noted that addressing oil theft and pipeline sabotage has not only boosted production but also restored investor confidence in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
In his welcome remarks, the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, represented by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, called for strengthened collaboration among agencies and stakeholders to tackle challenges hindering production growth. Similarly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, represented by the Leader of the House, Hon. (Prof.) Julius Ihonvbere, urged the forum to assess progress to ensure fairness and equity.
The roundtable, convened by the Joint Senate and House Committee on Petroleum Resources, brought together top security and regulatory officials, 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 from private security firms and oil industry regulators.
