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•NNPCL lauds PINL’s commitment to increased oil production
From Tony John, Port Harcourt
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has assured host communities of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) that their concerns on the pipeline protection would be adequately addressed.
The ONSA spoke at a monthly stakeholders’ engagement organized by the Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State yesterday.
Represented at the meeting by Mr. Young-Harry Amachree, the office
assured that all sentiments and opinions expressed by the community people would be looked into.
At the meeting, the host communities had urged the PINL to fulfill the long-promised scholarship for students and women empowerment.
This is even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has declared that the collaboration between host communities of TNP and PINL has led to increase in oil production and contributing to greater revenue for the country.
The Head, Field Operations, Eastern Corridor, Project Monitoring Office (PMO NNPCL), Akponime Omojevwe, stated this during the January stakeholders’ meeting, organized by the company
to get feedbacks from stakeholders and community people regarding their operations in their areas.
Omojevwhe noted that the communities’ support has also contributed to the sterling performance of the company in securing the TNP.
He urged the communities to sustain the effort in ensuring that the company’s projected 2.5 million barrels per day production for the year 2026 is achieved.
He said: “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.
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“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.”
Earlier, General Manager, Community and Stakeholders Relations of PINL, Akpos Mezeh, said the company has secured assurances from the host communities to ensure that there is no infractions on the TNP.
He added that the company is determined to meet Federal Government’s projected 2.5 million barrels per day production, commending the surveillance guards for the effort.
“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 2.5 million barrels per day production, ” he stated.
The PINL official also disclosed of plans to mediate in the talks between the Federal Government and Ogoniland in Rivers State to ensure a smooth resumption of oil exploration in the area.
“Reaching the 2.5 million barrels per day target of the Federal Government requires that we need to mediate in any area of conflict in the Niger Delta and the Ogoni area is key.
“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, ” he added.
Speaking on some of its strategies to sustain its performance in 2026, Mezeh said the company aims to align 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 with a view to resuming production.
He also listed expansion of women and youth empowerment programmes, deepening community intelligence and participation, strengthening collaboration with NNPCL, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), and security agencies, advocating for improved government presence and infrastructural development in the oil and gas communities.
The company also promised to uphold transparency, accountability, and consistent engagement to conduct capacity-building training for Community-Based Contractors (CBSs) with focus on incident reporting, event reporting, guard patrol procedures, surveillance and intelligence gathering.
While thanking the communities for their support and cooperation, he urged them to continue to choose the part of peace and dialogue in resolving issues.
Ends.
