Nigeria’s crude oil manufacturing information 5.5% year-on-year surge in August 2025 – NUPRC

Nigeria’s crude oil manufacturing grew by 5.5% year-on-year in August 2025, averaging 1.43 million barrels per day (bpd) in comparison with 1.36 million bpd in the identical interval final yr, based on knowledge launched by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee (NUPRC).

The most recent figures, printed by the fee on Saturday by way of its official X account, confirmed that Nigeria achieved 96% of its Group of the Petroleum Exporting International locations (OPEC) manufacturing quota of 1.5 million bpd.

This efficiency, the fee acknowledged, displays improved output ranges throughout key oil terminals and indicators a stronger restoration within the upstream sector.

“Nigeria’s upstream oil sector recorded a year-on-year enhance in output, averaging 1.63 million barrels per day (bopd) of crude oil and condensates in August 2025, up from 1.58 million bopd in the identical interval final yr.  

“That is based mostly on Crude Oil and Condensate Manufacturing for August 2025, launched by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee (NUPRC) on Saturday, September 20, 2025,” the assertion learn partially.

It added, “Notably, Nigeria’s crude oil output in August met 96% of its OPEC quota, which is ready at 1.5 million bopd.” 

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General, mixed crude oil and condensate manufacturing averaged 1.63 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, barely greater than 1.58 million bpd in the identical month of 2024.

Month-on-month, nevertheless, output dropped by 4.7% from 1.71 million bpd in July, a decline attributed primarily to an unscheduled one-day upkeep shutdown at a key oil manufacturing facility.

• Forcados Terminal led nationwide output with 8.99 million barrels in August, comprising 8.08 million barrels of crude and 915,200 barrels of condensates, underscoring its continued strategic significance throughout the sector.
• Bonny Terminal adopted with 6.26 million barrels, whereas Qua Iboe and Escravos terminals delivered 4.99 million and 4.18 million barrels, respectively.
• Condensate output additionally slipped year-on-year, averaging 197,229 bpd in August 2025 in comparison with 220,435 bpd in August 2024.

Regardless of the slight decline, NUPRC burdened that crude oil manufacturing ranges remained sufficiently sturdy to maintain Nigeria broadly aligned with its OPEC commitments and agreed manufacturing targets.