The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has announced a substantial recovery in Nigeria’s crude oil production, rising from a historic 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 improvement was attributed to the implementation of an integrated energy security model designed to protect pipelines in the Niger Delta and curb theft and sabotage. The disclosure was made by NNPC Ltd’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Bashir Bayo Ojulari, during the Parliamentary Roundtable on the State of Pipeline Security at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday.

Ojulari explained that the security framework combines legislative and executive policy alignment, actionable intelligence, kinetic deployment, regulatory oversight, industry cooperation, and community-based surveillance mechanisms. He noted that the measures have restored investor confidence in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.

The forum, convened by the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources, was attended by top government and security officials, including the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio (represented by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim), and the Speaker of the House of Representatives (represented by Honourable Julius Ihonvbere).

Key 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 Defence Corps, and representatives from private security companies, also participated in the roundtable.

Officials emphasized the importance of collaboration among agencies and stakeholders to sustain production growth and ensure fairness and equity in the petroleum sector.