The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has said that it’s target of 2.5 million barrels daily production for 2026 is achievable, due to the improved collaboration between Pipelines Infrastructure Nigeria Limited and it’s host communities.
NNPCL’s head of field operations, Eastern Corridor, Project Monitoring Office (PMO NNPCL), Engr. Akponime Omojevwhe, stated tduring the January stakeholders meeting of host communities organised by PINL in Port Harcourt.
He noted that the collaboration between host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) and PINL has led to an increase in oil production, which has contributed to greater revenue for the country.
Omojevwhe noted that the support given by the communities has also contributed to the sterling performance of PINL in securing the TNP, urging the communities to sustain the effort in ensuring that the company’s projected 2.5m barrels per day production for the year 2026 is achieved.
He added: “The message I was sent is to appreciate the stakeholders for your collaboration with PINL which has shown significant upshoot in the oil production and it has yielded in revenue generation.
“I want to emphasize that this year 2026, we must be able to ensure that it is better than 2025 so that our projection can be met as far as oil production is concerned,” Omojevwhe said.
Also speaking at the event, Dr Akpos Mezeh, General Manager, Community and Stakeholders Relations of PINL said that the 2.5m barrels per day target of the Federal Government requires mediation in any area of conflict in the Niger Delta, especially the Ogoni area is key.
Mezeh said: “In this 2026, we are determined to strengthen mediation with communities in Ogoniland to ensure that there is resumption of crude oil production in that area.”
To sustain its performance in 2026, Mezeh said that the company aims to allign with the efforts of the Federal Government toward meeting the 2.5m bpd production target, sustain zero infractions along the TNP corridor, mediate in conflicts in Ogoniland and other oil producing communities in order to resume oil production.
“In this year 2026, we have gotten renewed commitments from the communities to ensure that there is no infraction on the pipelines.
“We are determined to achieve Federal Government’s target of 2.5m barrels per day production,” he stated.
He also listed expansion of women and youth empowerment programmes, deepening community intelligence and participation, strengthening collaboration with NNPCL, ONSA, and security agencies, advocating for improved government presence and infrastructural development in the oil and gas communities.
Speaking on behalf of youths of the area, spokesperson of Niger Delta Ethnic Youth Leaders, Dr Legborsi Yamaabana, pledged the support of youths of the region for the company. He said the company has touched the lives of youths in areas of empowerment and employment, urging the federal government to give more responsibility to the company.
“They are part of us. We have adopted them as individuals of each of our communities across the Niger Delta.
We have also adopted them as a special purposed vehicle to bring about peace, development, economic growth and progress.
“Lastly, I want to say that we would continue and sustain the support for this company, and we are appealing further to Mr. President and the government to give this company more responsibility because they are not tired of doing good,” Yamaabana said.