Nigeria’s crude oil production averaged 1.507 million barrels per day (bpd) in July 2025, exceeding its Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota for the second straight month, according to the group’s latest Monthly Oil Market Report.
The report, released on Tuesday, said the figures were based on direct communication with Nigerian authorities. OPEC compiles output data from two main sources, official submissions from member states and independent assessments by global energy intelligence agencies.
July’s output showed a marginal uptick from 1.505 million bpd recorded in June, cementing Nigeria’s position as Africa’s leading oil producer, well ahead of Algeria, which pumped 937,000 bpd over the same period.
Last week, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) announced that Nigeria’s oil production exceeded 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in July.
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Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive of the NUPRC, disclosed that the Commission is pursuing the Project 1 MMBOPD Incremental initiative with modest gains recorded owing to the multi-stakeholder collaborative approach adopted.
He said: “We are pleased to report that we achieved a peak production of 1.8 MMBOPD last month, with an average production rate of 1.78 MMBOPD.
“As part of our commitment towards sustainable production, the Commission is optimising the Maximum Efficient Rate (MER) framework, addressing produced water management, and aligning operational shutdowns and turnaround maintenance schedules to ensure minimal production disruptions.
“Given the above and with the concerted efforts of all, the presidential mandate on production increase is well within reach.”
A check of the OPEC secondary sources revealed that “Total DoC crude oil production averaged 41.94 million bpd in July 2025, up by 335,000 bpd month-on-month.”
The data also indicated that global oil inventories could decline sharply next year, by almost 1.2 million bpd, unless OPEC and its allies ramp up production from current levels.
Production from the 22 OPEC+ members climbed by 335,000 bpd in July, with about half of the gains coming from Saudi Arabia. While secondary sources estimated the kingdom’s output rose by 165,000 bpd to 9.525 million bpd, Saudi authorities told OPEC they had cut production by 551,000 bpd to 9.2 million bpd.
