Nigeria crude oil production don rise to di highest level for more than six years, as di country don pass im Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries production quota for di fourth month in a row, because of better operational stability and less wahala for oil infrastructure.
Di latest figures wey dem release on Sunday for Abuja by Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission show say di country average crude oil production rise to 1.56 million barrels per day for June 2026, while condensate output stand at 0.18 million barrels per day, wey make total crude oil and condensate production reach 1,735,398 barrels per day.
Di production level represent 104 per cent of Nigeria 1.5 million barrels per day crude oil production quota wey OPEC approve, and e mark di country highest crude oil output since April 2020, wey be 74-month high.
Di figures, wey dey inside di commission latest production report and wey dem convey for one statement by im Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Eniola Akinkuotu, show say June also mark di fourth consecutive month of production growth, wey dey confirm di recovery of Nigeria upstream oil sector afta years of production losses wey crude theft, pipeline vandalism and operational disruptions cause.
Di statement read, “Nigeria crude oil and condensate production soar to average of 1,735,398 barrels per day for di month of June 2026, wey show positive growth for 4th consecutive month.
For di month under review, crude oil production hit 1.56mbpd while 0.18mbpd of condensates dey produced.
Dis mean say Nigeria meet 104 per cent of di 1.5mbpd crude oil production quota wey Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries set.”
According to di commission, total crude oil and condensate production increase from 1.700 million barrels per day wey dem record for May to 1.735 million barrels per day for June, wey be 2.2 per cent month-on-month increase.
Di report show say combined production earlier stand at 1.483 million barrels per day for February before e rise steadily to 1.564 million barrels per day for March, 1.663 million barrels per day for April, 1.701 million barrels per day for May, and 1.735 million barrels per day for June.
Di NUPRC attribute di improved performance to stable production activities across major oil-producing assets and di absence of significant pipeline outages during di period wey dem review.
