By ThePreview Team

 

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has confirmed that national crude oil production has grown from a historic low of 960,000 barrels per day in 2022 to an average of 1.71 million barrels per day and a peak production of 1.84 million barrels per day in 2025.

Andy Odeh, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC Ltd, in a statement, on Wednesday said this is due to the establishment of the integrated energy security for pipelines in the Niger Delta.

According to the statement, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Bashir Ojulari, made the disclosure at the parliamentary roundtable on the state of pipeline security held at the National Assembly, in Abuja, on Wednesday.

Speaking on the success of the security arrangement, Mr Ojulari explained that it was not accidental, and that it involved 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 said the resurgence of production due to the effective tackling of the twin menace of oil theft and pervasive pipeline sabotage has led to the restoration of investors’ confidence in the nation’s oil and gas sector.

In his welcome address, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, represented by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, called for collaboration among agencies and stakeholders in resolving all challenges impeding production growth.

On his part, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who was represented by the Leader of the House, Julius Ihonvbere, urged the forum to evaluate the progress made so far with a view to ensuring fairness and equity.

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The NNPC said the parliamentary roundtable on the state of pipelines security was convened by the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources.

It had in attendance the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, National Security Adviser, Minister of Defence, and representatives of oil industry regulatory agencies.

The roundtable also featured presentations by the 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 private security companies.