The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has reported that reforms in the oil and gas sector lifted the country's crude oil production by 600,000 barrels per day, taking output from roughly 1.2 million to 1.8 million barrels daily.
Group Chief Executive Officer Bashir Bayo Ojulari disclosed the figures during an energy session at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in the United Arab Emirates. He attributed the increase to the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021, improved investment conditions, better investment decisions and closer collaboration between NNPC and its industry partners.
He said the company is targeting crude oil production of two million barrels per day by 2027. Reaching that level, he explained, would require maintaining existing infrastructure, protecting current output and accelerating new projects.
On the domestic gas front, Ojulari said more than 400 compressed natural gas conversion centres have been established, while over 1,000 petroleum transportation trucks have been converted to run on CNG.
He also noted that the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben pipeline was completed in August 2026, and that the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline is expected to begin delivering gas to Abuja before the end of the year. NNPC is targeting national gas production of 10 billion standard cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion by 2030.
Despite the reported increase in crude oil production, Ojulari stressed that sustaining the gains would depend on consistent project execution, infrastructure maintenance and investment.
The update comes as Nigeria works to strengthen its oil and gas industry, attract international capital and improve the sector's contribution to national revenue and economic growth.
