Nigeria recorded a total crude oil and condensate production of 18.12 million barrels per day within the first eleven months of 2025, according to data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.
The figures were contained in an official production report covering crude oil and condensate output for the year. While data for December was not available at the time of reporting, the average daily production from January to November stood at 1.64 million barrels per day.
Out of the total output, crude oil accounted for 15.98 million barrels per day, while condensate production stood at 2.14 million barrels per day. This translates to an average crude oil production of 1.45 million barrels per day and an average condensate output of about 190,000 barrels per day during the period under review.
Monthly production figures showed relative stability throughout the year, with combined crude and condensate output recorded at 1.73mb/d in January and February, 1.69mb/d in March, 1.68mb/d in April, 1.65mb/d in May, 1.69mb/d in June, 1.71mb/d in July, 1.63mb/d in August, 1.58mb/d in September, and 1.59mb/d in both October and November.
A breakdown of crude oil production alone showed output of 1.53mb/d in January, 1.46mb/d in February, 1.40mb/d in March, 1.48mb/d in April, 1.45mb/d in May, 1.50mb/d in June and July, 1.43mb/d in August, 1.38mb/d in September, 1.42mb/d in October, and 1.43mb/d in November.
Nigeria’s crude oil production quota approved by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries was set at 1.5 million barrels per day. In November, the country produced about 96 percent of this quota.
The commission attributed the production levels largely to the reopening of previously shut-in oil wells and a relatively peaceful operating environment in the Niger Delta. However, output was occasionally affected by routine maintenance activities and disruptions caused by incidents such as the explosion on the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System.
