NUPRC reports September output of 1.53 million barrels per day, attributing improved performance to stable operations and fewer pipeline disruptions….
Nigeria produced crude oil above its Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota for the fifth consecutive month in September 2026, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The country recorded an average daily crude oil output of 1.53 million barrels during the month, exceeding its OPEC production target of 1.5 million barrels per day by about two per cent.
In a statement, NUPRC Head of Corporate Communications, Eniola Akinkuotu, said Nigeria’s combined crude oil and condensate production averaged 1,717,030 barrels per day in September, representing a 2.34 per cent increase from the previous month.
He added that the country’s highest single-day production during the period reached 1.84 million barrels, reinforcing its position as Africa’s largest crude oil producer.
The commission said the lowest daily output was 1.68 million barrels, while production figures excluding condensate showed an average of 1.53 million barrels per day.
According to the NUPRC, September’s crude oil output represented 102 per cent of Nigeria’s OPEC-assigned quota.
The country’s production performance has remained above the quota for five consecutive months, recording 1.53 million barrels per day in May, 1.55 million in June, 1.51 million in July, 1.5 million in August and 1.53 million in September.
The regulator attributed the improved performance mainly to stable operations across most producing assets and the absence of major pipeline outages during the review period.
It said these conditions helped improve operational uptime and the efficiency of crude oil evacuation.
The commission also credited the sustained progress to the efforts of operators and other industry stakeholders to strengthen operational efficiency, protect assets and improve production reliability across the upstream petroleum sector.
A breakdown of September’s average daily crude oil and condensate output by terminal showed that Forcados recorded 320,320 barrels per day, while Bonny Terminal followed with 303,270 barrels per day.
