…NUPRC blames decline on PENGASSAN strike
Nigeria’s crude oil production fell to 1.39 million barrels per day in September from 1.43 million barrels per day (mbpd) recorded in August 2025, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) report has revealed.
According statistics which was released on Saturday, the total crude oil and condensates production for the month of September 2025 fell to an average of 1.581 million barrels per day, with total condensate at 191,373 mbpd.
The NUPRC in a statement signed by Eniola Akinkuotu, head, Media and Strategic Communication, attributed the development to the three-day industrial action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), which resulted in the shutdown of some production and export facilities.
The Commission also noted that two strategic facilities had a scheduled turnaround maintenance which led to a reduction in overall production.
“In September, the industry recorded total crude oil and condensate production of 47.43 million barrels which reflects a modest 1.61 percent year-on-year increase in average daily crude oil and condensate production year on year.
“This is a slight improvement over the 1.55 million bopd recorded in the same month of 2024, an uptick that suggests incremental progress.
“However, when measured on a month-on-month basis, crude oil and condensate production slightly dropped by 3.09 percent in September 2025, compared to the 1.63 million bopd recorded in August 2025,” it stated.
The Commission also noted that the total production is September is 93 percent of the OPEC quota of 1.5 million bopd.
During the review month, peak combined crude oil and condensate production hit 1.81 million bopd, while the lowest was 1.35 million bopd.
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Analysis of production by the top eight streams shows Forcados Blend accounted for 15.86 percent of total production, while Bonny Light accounted for 13.31 percent of September production.
QUA IBOE was third accounting for 9.88 percent; ESCRAVOS Light contributed 8.96 percent, while BONGA Crude delivered 6.83 percent of production in the review month.
Also, AGBAMI Condensate accounted for 4.94 percent; ERHA Crude accounted for 4.55 percent, while Amenam Blend accounted for 4 2 percent of production.
