Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate manufacturing dropped to a median of 1.581 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2025.
That is based on the most recent figures launched by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee (NUPRC) on Saturday.
The Fee’s report revealed that the September manufacturing consisted of 1.39 million bpd of crude oil and 191,373 bpd of condensates, marking a short lived setback within the nation’s upstream efficiency.
The dip in output comes amid latest market developments, as OPEC+ signaled a modest manufacturing enhance for November, a transfer that has already begun to influence crude costs.
Earlier this month, Nairametrics reported that Nigerian crude grades have been buying and selling decrease following the cartel’s announcement, underscoring the fragile steadiness between home manufacturing traits and international oil market dynamics.
Output disrupted by PENGASSAN industrial motion
In line with the NUPRC, the decline was primarily as a result of three-day industrial motion embarked upon by the Petroleum and Pure Fuel Senior Workers Affiliation of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) through the month.
The strike motion led to the shutdown of a number of manufacturing and export amenities, disrupting output and export schedules.
Moreover, the company disclosed that scheduled turnaround upkeep at two main manufacturing amenities additional contributed to the decline.
Regardless of these operational setbacks, the trade recorded a complete manufacturing of 47.43 million barrels of crude oil and condensates in September, reflecting a 1.61% year-on-year enhance in common every day output in comparison with the identical interval in 2024, when manufacturing stood at 1.55 million bpd.
Nonetheless, when put next on a month-on-month foundation, the September determine represented a 3.09% decline from the 1.63 million bpd recorded in August 2025.
The NUPRC famous that common crude oil manufacturing through the month stood at 93% of Nigeria’s OPEC quota of 1.5 million bpd — a efficiency that, although beneath full compliance, alerts relative stability amid manufacturing headwinds.
Through the overview interval, peak every day manufacturing of mixed crude and condensate hit 1.81 million bpd, whereas the bottom stage recorded was 1.35 million bpd, underscoring the volatility in output as a consequence of momentary disruptions.
Extra insights
In line with NUPRC, evaluation of the highest eight manufacturing streams confirmed that:
- Forcados Mix accounted for the most important share, contributing 15.86% of complete nationwide manufacturing.
- Bonny Gentle adopted with 13.31%, whereas Qua Iboe ranked third with 9.88%.
- Escravos Gentle contributed 8.96%, and Bonga Crude delivered 6.83% of the entire.
- Agbami Condensate accounted for 4.94%, Erha Crude contributed 4.55%, and Amenam Mix equipped 4.2%.
What you must know
NUPRC earlier reported that 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.
In a letter dated September 29, 2025, Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted (NNPC Ltd)’s Group Chief Government Officer, Bayo Ojulari, knowledgeable regulators that the PENGASSAN’s industrial motion led to important manufacturing deferments and projected income losses from missed crude liftings and decreased fuel gross sales.
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