By Anthony Isaac
Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector recorded an average daily output of 1.63 million barrels of crude oil and condensates in August 2025, reflecting a year-on-year increase from 1.58 million barrels per day (bopd) posted in the same period of 2024.
The figures were contained in the Crude Oil and Condensate Production Report for August 2025, released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Saturday.
According to the report, crude oil accounted for 1.43 million bopd, representing a 5.47 percent growth from the 1.36 million bopd produced in August last year. Condensate production, however, declined to 197,229 bopd, compared to 220,435 bopd in August 2024.
The Commission noted that Nigeria’s August crude oil output represented 96 percent of its OPEC quota of 1.5 million bopd, underscoring the country’s improving ability to meet its production targets.
On a month-to-month basis, total production dipped by 4.7 percent from July’s 1.71 million bopd, largely due to a day of unplanned maintenance at an oil facility. Crude oil production alone fell by 4.8 percent compared to July’s 1.5 million bopd.
Production in August fluctuated between a low of 1.59 million bopd and a peak of 1.85 million bopd.
By terminal performance, Forcados Terminal led with 8.99 million barrels, including 8.08 million barrels of crude oil and 915,200 barrels of condensates. Bonny Terminal followed with 6.26 million barrels, consisting of 5.8 million barrels of crude and 418,270 barrels of condensates.
Other top contributors included Qua Iboe Terminal, which posted 4.99 million barrels (4.94 million crude and 50,500 condensates), and Escravos Oil Terminal, which delivered 4.18 million barrels (4.08 million crude and 107,000 condensates).
The statement was signed by Eniola Akinkuotu, Head of Media and Strategic Communications, NUPRC.
