BY EMMA PETER, ABUJA
Nigeria has met its Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil production quota for the fifth consecutive month, recording an average daily production of 1.53 million barrels in September 2026.
Data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), according to a statement posted on its official website on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and signed by its Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Eniola Akinkuotu, sighted by Oxford Reporters, showed that the country’s daily crude oil production peaked at 1.84 million barrels during the month.
The report indicated that Nigeria’s lowest single-day production in September stood at 1.68 million barrels, while the average daily crude oil output, excluding condensates, reached 1.53 million barrels per day (mbopd).
The figure represents 102 per cent of Nigeria’s OPEC-assigned production quota of 1.5 million barrels per day.
The latest performance extends Nigeria’s record of meeting its assigned OPEC quota for five consecutive months, with production figures of 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.
According to the NUPRC, the improved production performance was driven largely by stable operations across most producing assets and the absence of major pipeline outages during the period.
The commission noted that these factors enhanced operational uptime and improved the efficiency of crude oil evacuation.
It added that the sustained growth reflected the commitment of operators and other industry stakeholders to improving operational efficiency, maintaining asset integrity and strengthening production reliability across Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector.
A breakdown of daily average crude oil and condensate production by terminal and stream showed that Forcados Terminal recorded 320.32 thousand barrels per day, leading the production figures for the month.
Bonny Terminal followed with an average daily output of 303.27 thousand barrels.
The latest figures reinforce Nigeria’s position as Africa’s largest crude oil producer, as the country continues efforts to sustain production growth and improve performance in the upstream petroleum industry.
