NNPC E&P Restricted (NEPL) recorded every day crude oil manufacturing of 355,000 barrels per day (bpd) on December 1, 2025—its highest output since 1989.
This was disclosed in an announcement issued on Tuesday by Andy Odeh, Chief Company Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd.
In response to the figures launched by the corporate, NEPL’s common every day manufacturing rose sharply from 203,000 barrels per day in 2023 to 312,000 barrels per day in 2025 — a major 52 per cent enhance.
The corporate attributed this surge to structured discipline growth, strengthened asset administration, and key enhancements in inside operational techniques.
The efficiency comes at a essential time, because the Federal Authorities intensifies efforts to fulfill its manufacturing targets of two million barrels per day by 2027 and three million barrels per day by 2030.
What the NNPC Ltd GCEO stated:
Group CEO of NNPC Restricted, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, stated the event alerts that the nation’s vitality resurgence is now not aspirational however actively unfolding.
“By exhibiting its means to exceed its personal manufacturing benchmarks, NEPL confirms that the important constructing blocks for scaling nationwide output are being firmly established. The achievement alerts that the equipment of manufacturing—tools, processes, capabilities, and partnerships—might be pushed with business self-discipline to supply actual and optimistic outcomes,” Ojulari said.
He famous that the achievement reinforces confidence nationally and throughout the worldwide vitality panorama, assuring companions and buyers that Nigeria is dedicated to reaffirming its position as a reliable vitality provider.
Additionally talking, Udy Ntia, the Government Vice President, Upstream, noticed that the milestone goes past the 355,000 bpd determine.
“In a sector the place shortcuts can yield short-term wins however long-term injury, NEPL is making a special level: sustainable progress should relaxation on accountable operations. This ensures that scaling manufacturing doesn’t compromise employee security, neighborhood wellbeing, or environmental safety. It reinforces a shift away from extraction at any value in direction of sustainable worth creation—a core requirement for any fashionable vitality firm looking for international relevance,” Ntia added.
Nicolas Foucart, MD, NEPL additionally famous that NEPL’s record-setting efficiency mirrors the broader transformation unfolding throughout NNPC Restricted.
“This can be a story formed by management that charts a transparent course; by partnerships constructed on alignment and accountability; and by a workforce whose arduous work is popping targets into measurable progress. Our individuals, our processes, and ideas are the true engines behind this success. We’re constructing for tomorrow, not simply celebrating at this time,” Foucart said.
He added: “For Nigerians, this accomplishment means excess of elevated barrels; it interprets into larger nationwide income, stronger vitality safety, and a extra resilient financial basis. NEPL has not solely produced extra hydrocarbons; it has reignited perception in what Nigeria’s vitality sector can obtain with the appropriate techniques, tradition, and dedication.”
What you must know
NNPC E&P Restricted is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm (NNPC) Restricted concerned within the exploration and manufacturing of oil and fuel assets.
BusinessTimes reported that crude oil manufacturing skilled a slight dip, falling to 1.58 million barrels of oil per day (mmbopd) in October from 1.61 mmbopd in September.
In November, the corporate set a goal of attracting $60 billion in investments by 2030 by means of strategic partnerships aimed toward driving Africa’s vitality transformation.
