Nigeria’s crude oil production has recorded a significant rebound, reaching a peak of 1.84 million barrels per day in 2025, following enhanced security measures across key oil-producing regions, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed.
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the company, Bashir Bayo Ojulari, made the announcement on Wednesday during the Parliamentary Roundtable on the State of Pipeline Security held at the National Assembly in Abuja.
Ojulari revealed that Nigeria’s oil production, which had dropped to about 960,000 barrels per day in 2022, has steadily recovered to an average of 1.71 million barrels per day, with a peak of 1.84 million barrels per day in 2025. He attributed the improvement to the implementation of a comprehensive pipeline protection strategy in the Niger Delta.
According to him, the progress was driven by an integrated energy security framework that combines coordinated policy efforts between the executive and legislative arms, intelligence gathering, deployment of security forces, regulatory enforcement, industry collaboration, and active participation of host communities in surveillance activities.
He noted that the crackdown on crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism—long-standing challenges in the sector—has played a critical role in boosting output and restoring investor confidence in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
At the event, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, represented by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, called for sustained collaboration among stakeholders to address remaining obstacles affecting production growth.
Similarly, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, represented by House Leader Julius Ihonvbere, urged participants to assess progress made so far and ensure that policies promote fairness and inclusivity across the sector.
The roundtable was convened by the joint committees of the National Assembly on petroleum resources and brought together key government officials, including security chiefs and heads of regulatory agencies.
Also in attendance were representatives from the armed forces, law enforcement agencies, intelligence services, and private security firms, all of whom presented strategies and updates on efforts to secure Nigeria’s critical oil infrastructure.
