By Chika Eze, Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) says Nigeria’s crude oil production has rebounded significantly, rising from a historic low of 960,000 barrels per day in 2022 to an average of 1.71 million barrels per day, with a peak of 1.84 million barrels per day recorded in 2025.
The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, disclosed this at the Parliamentary Roundtable on the State of Pipeline Security held at the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday.
Ojulari attributed the growth to the implementation of an integrated pipeline security framework across the Niger Delta, noting that the strategy combines legislative and executive policy alignment, actionable intelligence, kinetic deployment, regulatory oversight, industry collaboration, and community-based surveillance.
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He explained that the approach has effectively tackled oil theft and pipeline vandalism, leading to renewed investor confidence in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
In his remarks, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, represented by Jimoh Ibrahim, called for sustained collaboration among stakeholders to address remaining challenges affecting production.
Similarly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, represented by Julius Ihonvbere, urged participants to assess progress and ensure fairness and equity in pipeline security operations.
The roundtable, convened by the Joint Senate and House Committees on Petroleum Resources, brought together top government officials, including the National Security Adviser, Minister of Defence, and heads of key security and regulatory agencies, alongside private sector stakeholders.