By Peace Udugba -The daily torch media

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has attributed the steady rise in Nigeria’s crude oil production to strengthened pipeline security measures across the Niger Delta, highlighting a major turnaround in the country’s oil sector.
Speaking at a parliamentary roundtable on pipeline security held at the National Assembly Complex, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, disclosed that production has seen consistent growth over the past three years.
According to him, Nigeria’s crude oil output increased from a historic low of 960,000 barrels per day in 2022 to an average of 1.71 million barrels per day, with peak production reaching 1.84 million barrels per day in 2025.
Ojulari explained that the improvement is largely due to the implementation of a comprehensive and coordinated security framework aimed at tackling oil theft and pipeline vandalism.
“This success is not accidental,” he said. “It is the result of an integrated energy security strategy that brings together policy alignment, intelligence gathering, operational deployment, regulatory oversight, industry collaboration, and community-based surveillance.”
He noted that the renewed stability in pipeline operations is gradually restoring investor confidence in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, positioning the country for sustained growth and increased output.
Also speaking, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, represented by Jimoh Ibrahim, stressed the importance of continued collaboration among stakeholders to sustain the gains recorded so far.
In a similar vein, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, represented by House Leader Julius Ihonvbere, called for a comprehensive review of progress to ensure fairness and equity in the implementation of pipeline security initiatives.
The roundtable, convened by the Joint Senate and House Committees on Petroleum Resources, brought together key stakeholders, including security agencies, government officials, regulators, and private sector operators.
Participants included representatives of the armed forces, police, intelligence agencies, and private security firms involved in pipeline surveillance, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen oversight and ensure sustainable growth in Nigeria’s oil production.