By Seun Ibiyemi
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has attributed the recent rise in Nigeria’s crude oil production to strengthened pipeline security and coordinated stakeholder collaboration.
Speaking at the Parliamentary Roundtable on the State of Pipeline Security held at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, disclosed that national crude oil production has increased significantly in recent years.
GCEO NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari delivers a Goodwill Message at the Parliamentary Roundtable on Pipeline Security, organised by the Joint Senate & House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources, and held at the National Assembly, in Abuja, on Wednesday.
He said output rose from a historic low of 960,000 barrels per day in 2022 to an average of 1.71 million barrels per day in 2025, with peak production reaching 1.84 million barrels per day.
Ojulari explained that the improvement was driven by the successful tackling of oil theft and pipeline vandalism through what he described as an integrated energy security framework.
According to him, the model combines legislative and executive policy alignment, actionable intelligence, regulatory oversight, industry cooperation, and community-embedded surveillance systems.
He noted that the resurgence in production was not accidental but the result of sustained efforts to address the twin challenges of crude oil theft and pipeline sabotage in the Niger Delta.
In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, represented by Jimoh Ibrahim, called for deeper collaboration among stakeholders to consolidate gains and address remaining challenges affecting production growth.
Similarly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, represented by Julius Ihonvbere, urged participants to evaluate progress made so far and ensure fairness and equity in the sector.
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The roundtable, convened by the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Resources, brought together key stakeholders, including the National Security Adviser, Minister of Defence, and representatives of oil industry regulatory agencies.
Also in attendance were heads of security agencies such as the Chief of Defence Staff, Inspector-General of Police, Director-General of the Department of State Services, and the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, alongside private security firms.
The forum focused on strengthening collaboration among agencies and stakeholders to address challenges impeding production growth and to sustain improvements in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector
