The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on the military to sustain the war against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism noting that the current onslaught against the menace has yielded improved growth in the nation’s crude oil production.
Penpushing reports that the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation Mr. Mele Kyari made the appeal when he received in audience the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa who led senior military officers on a courtesy visit to the corporate headquarters of the establishment in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory,
“I personally call for enhanced and sustained security engagement. This is because we have reached a new peak in production that we haven’t seen in the last three years. This is clearly related to the sustained efforts by the armed forces and other security agencies to protect our critical assets, particularly the pipeline infrastructure in specified areas where we are working closely with these agencies. We are already seeing the results transforming into increased production,” Kyari stated.
Penpushing further reports that in the statement issued by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the corporation, Olufemi Soneye stated that the Group Chief Executive Officer commended Musa and his team for their unwavering commitment to securing the nation’s critical hydrocarbon assets.
The corporation boss specifically made reference to the Niger Delta region in recent months, emphasizing that these achievements are not only crucial to Nigeria but also to the global energy community.
Penpushing also reports that the statement added that Kyari expressed confidence that the Chief of Defence Staff and his team will deliver on the Presidential mandate to mitigate security-related challenges affecting the nation’s crude oil production.
“Components of this effort that depend on security are being effectively managed by you. Your coordinated and focused response is paving the way for improved security engagement, particularly in the Niger Delta’, he said.
Penpushing reports that the army boss earlier in his remarks, explained that the visit was intended to introduce the Monitoring Team to the corporation which will be responsible for interfacing with the Company and other stakeholders in the oil-producing regions to secure the nation’s critical hydrocarbon infrastructure.
The Chief of Defence Staff while pledging commitment towards improving security and the performance of his troops, assured that the military will sustain the onslaught and analyse the troops’ capabilities to enhance their performance and bolster productivity.
Penpushing further reports that he stressed the need to ramp up production for a prosperous economy and reassured collaboration with intelligence agencies, private security, state governments and host communities for enhanced performance.
“Working in silos won’t give us the best results. I want to assure you that we will collaborate with the necessary stakeholders to achieve our set targets as mandated by Mr. President’, the army general emphasized
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