The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reported that the country’s crude oil and condensate production averaged 1.63 million barrels per day (mbpd) in August 2025, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 3.1 per cent from 1.58 mbpd in August 2024.
  
This is based on crude oil and condensate production for August 2025, released by the NUPRC at the weekend via its official X handle, revealing that crude oil accounted for 1.43mbpd, representing a 5.47 per cent rise compared with the 1.36 mbpd posted in the same period last year.
  
Condensate production, however, fell by 10.6 per cent to 197,229 bpd, compared with 220,435 bpd in August 2024. On a month-on-month basis, combined crude oil and condensate volumes declined by 4.7 per cent from 1.71 million bpd in July, while crude oil output slipped by 4.8 per cent from 1.5 million bpd, partly due to one-day unscheduled facility maintenance.
  
Despite the declines, Nigeria’s crude output in August reached 96 per cent of its OPEC quota of 1.5 million bpd, highlighting the country’s improved compliance with cartel targets.
  
“Notably, Nigeria’s crude oil output in August met 96 per cent of its OPEC quota, which is set at 1.5 million bopd. This demonstrates the country’s capacity to meet its production targets under the OPEC agreement. On a month-on-month basis, there was a slight 4.7 per cent drop in combined crude oil and condensate production from 1.71 million bopd in July. Similarly, crude oil production itself declined by 4.8 per cent, down from 1.5 million bopd in July 2025,” it stated.
 
Terminal performance data showed Forcados Terminal led with 8.99 million barrels, including 8.08 million barrels of crude oil and 915,200 barrels of condensates.

It was followed by Bonny Terminal with 6.26 million barrels (5.84 million barrels of crude oil and 418,270 barrels of condensates), Qua Iboe Terminal with 4.99 million barrels (4.94 million barrels of crude and 50,500 barrels of condensates), and Escravos Oil Terminal with 4.18 million barrels (4.08 million barrels of crude and 107,000 barrels of condensates).

The August data reflect Nigeria’s sustained year-on-year recovery in crude oil production, alongside falling condensate streams and short-term output slippage that point to the mixed trajectory of the country’s upstream sector.
 
“In August, the lowest and peak combined crude and condensate production were 1.59 million bopd and 1.85 million bopd, respectively. In the review month, Forcados Terminal topped the production charts, delivering a total of 8.99 million barrels, including 8.08 million barrels of crude oil and 915.2k barrels of condensates,” it added.