The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said that the country’s crude oil and condensates production for the month of September 2025 fell to an average of 1.581 million barrels per day.
It attributed the development to the three-day industrial action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), which led to the the shutdown of some production and export facilities.
The 1.581 million barrels per day average production in September comprises 1.39 million bopd of crude oil and 191,373 bopd of condensate, NUPRC said in a statement on Saturday.
It further noted that two strategic facilities had a scheduled turnaround maintenance which led to a reduction in overall production.
The industry recorded total crude oil and condensate production of 47.43 million barrels in September which reflects a modest 1.61% year-on-year increase in average daily crude oil and condensate production year on year.
According to the statement, the development isa slight improvement over the 1.55 million bopd recorded in the same month of 2024, an uptick that suggests incremental progress.
But average crude oil production in September stood at 93% of the OPEC quota of 1.5 million bopd.
Peak combined crude oil and condensate production hit 1.81 million bopd, while the lowest was 1.35 million bopd during the month in view.
Analysis of production by the top eight streams reveals Forcados Blend accounted for 15.86% of total production, while Bonny Light accounted for 13.31% of September production.
Qua Iboe was third accounting for 9.88%; ESCRAVOS Light contributed 8.96%, while BONGA Crude delivered 6.83% of production in the review month, the statement quoted .
It also said Agbami Condensate accounted for 4.94%; ERHA Crude accounted for 4.55%, while Amenam Blend accounted for 4 2% of production.