‘Nigeria produced 18.12mb/d in 11 months’

As at November 2025, the total crude oil and condensate Nigeria produced was 18.12million barrels per day (mb/d), it was learnt yesterday.

This was contained in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission NUPRC (NUPRC) document titled: “Crude oil and condensate production 2025.”

Although December 2025 output was yet to be recorded at press time, the average daily out from January to November was 1.64mb/d.

According to the document, the total crude was15.98mb/d while total condensate was 2.14mb/d.

In the 11 months under review, the average crude production was 1.45mb/d while average condensate output was 190,000b/d.

NUPRC said the crude oil and condensate production was as follows: January 1.73mb/d, February 1.73mb/d, March1.69mb/d, April 1.68mb/d, May1.65mb/d, June 1.69mb/d, July 1.71mb/d, August 1.63mb/d, September 1.58mb/d, October 1.59mb/d, and November 1.59mb/d.

For only crude oil breakdown, the document said the output was as follows: January 1.53mb/d, February 1.46mb/d, March 1.40mb/d, April 1.48mb/d, May 1.45mb/d, June 1.50mb/d, July 1.50mb/d, August 1.43mb/d, September 1.38mb/d, October 1.42mb/d, and November 1.43mb/d.

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The average production quota the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) approved for Nigeria was 1.5mb/d of crude oil.

In November, Nigeria’s crude oil output was 96 per cent of the quota being 1.43mb/d.

The period under review was an experience of opening up of shut-in oil wells and relative peaceful atmosphere in the Niger Delta region.

There were also however moments of shutdown for routine maintenance and explosion on the Escravos Lagos Pipeline Line (ESPL).

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