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- Output impacted by PENGASSAN-Dangote spar
Sopuruchi Onwuka
Production of petroleum liquids from Nigeria’s oilfields totalled significant 47.43 million barrels in the month of September, indicating a slight drop from the August volumes.
Official production data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Saturday showed that crude oil and condensates production fell to an average of 1.581 million barrels per day (mbd); comprising 1.39 mbd of crude oil and 191,373 barrels per day (bbl/d) of condensate.
The NUPRC attributed the slight drop September production volumes to a three-day industrial action by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). It said the strike impacted the upstream petroleum industry activities with shutdown of some production and export facilities.
Head of Media and Strategic Communication at the NUPRC, Mr Eniola Akinkuotu, also pointed out that two strategic facilities had scheduled turnaround maintenance in September, leading to a reduction in overall production.
According to him, the September oil and condensate output data indicate “a modest 1.61% 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% in September 2025, compared to the 1.63 million bopd recorded in August 2025.
Despite the glitches experienced during the period, average crude oil production in September stood at 93% 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.
Analysis of production by the top eight streams shows 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.
According to the statement, Agbami Condensate accounted for 4.94%; Erha Crude accounted for 4.55%, while Amenam Blend accounted for 4 2% of production.
