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Nigeria’s upstream oil sector has recorded a steady year-on-year increase in production, averaging 1.63 million barrels per day (bopd) of crude oil and condensates in August 2025. This is higher than the 1.58 million bopd posted in August 2024, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

The figures were disclosed in the Crude Oil and Condensate Production for August 2025 report, released on Saturday and signed by the NUPRC’s Head of Media and Strategic Communications, Eniola Akinkuotu.

The regulator confirmed that the country’s crude oil output for the month reached 96 per cent of its OPEC quota, set at 1.5 million bopd. It added that this performance showed Nigeria’s ability to meet its assigned targets under the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) production agreement.

“A breakdown of August 2025 production comprised 1.43 million bopd of crude oil, which grew by 5.47 per cent compared to August 2024, which posted a daily crude oil average of 1.36 million bopd. This reflects a steady recovery and improved operational performance across the industry,” the report stated.

The report, however, noted a slight decline in daily condensate production, which stood at 197,229 bopd in August 2025, down from 220,435 bopd in the same period of 2024.

It further highlighted a marginal 4.7 percent month-on-month dip in total crude oil and condensate production, which fell from 1.71 million bopd in July to 1.63 million in August.

“Similarly, crude oil production itself declined by 4.8 percent, down from 1.5 million bopd in July 2025. The month-on-month drop was driven by a single day of unscheduled maintenance at an oil facility,” the report explained.

For the month under review, production levels fluctuated between a low of 1.59 million bopd and a peak of 1.85 million bopd.

The NUPRC report also provided a terminal-by-terminal breakdown. It said:

“In the month under review, Forcados Terminal topped the production charts, delivering a total of 8.99 million barrels, including 8.08 million barrels of crude oil and 915.2k barrels of condensates.”

“Bonny Terminal followed closely, after producing a combined 6.26 million barrels, consisting of 5.8 million barrels of crude and 418,270 barrels of condensates.”

“Meanwhile, Qua Iboe Terminal recorded a total of 4.99 million barrels, with 4.94 million barrels of crude and 50,500 barrels of condensates.”

“Escravos Oil Terminal also made a solid contribution, producing 4.18 million barrels, comprised of 4.08 million barrels of crude oil and 107k barrels of condensate.

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