Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) says its community-focused security model has directly employed over 35,000 Niger Delta youths, a move credited with boosting national gas production to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day (Bscf) in July 2025.
Figures from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) show an 8.58% rise from the 6.99 Bscf recorded in 2024, alongside a drop in gas flaring — underscoring improved efficiency and environmental responsibility.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt, Dr. Akpos Mezeh, PINL’s General Manager of Community Relations and Stakeholders Engagement, said the expansion of the company’s surveillance mandate beyond the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) to other critical assets and gas lines in the Eastern Corridor created thousands of new jobs.
“With the recent deployment of additional workers, PINL now provides direct employment to over 35,000 youths across the Niger Delta,” Mezeh said. He commended the Federal Government’s commitment to reducing unemployment and urged other tiers of government to follow suit.
Mezeh highlighted a strong operational record over the past month, including zero infractions on the TNP, uninterrupted operations, and crude oil losses dropping to a 16-year low. He attributed the success to collaboration with host communities, noting that attempted breaches in Bonny and Eleme were foiled and suspects prosecuted.
Community leaders also praised PINL’s role. Engr. Orr Sunday Orr, Coordinator of the Ogoni Oil and Gas Host Communities Youths Forum in Eleme, said vandalism and oil theft had “drastically reduced” since the company’s involvement.
“We hereby pass a vote of confidence on PINL as the company with the right strategy,” Orr declared.
Similarly, Comrade Emeni Ibe, President-General of Orashi People’s Congress, said PINL had changed the unemployment narrative in the region. “If other companies had done what PINL is doing, pipeline vandalism would have been a thing of the past,” he said.
