Nigeria’s crude oil output recorded a 9,9 per cent growth to 1.71 million barrels per day in July 2025, according to statistics from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The figure comprised 1.507 million barrels per day of crude oil and 204,864 barrels per day of condensates.
This 1.5 million barrels per day crude oil figure aligns with Nigeria’s quota from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+).
The NUPRC data showed that in July 2024, the average crude oil production was 1.56 million barrels per day comprising 1.33 million barrels per day of crude oil and 226,866 barrels per day of condensates.
The agency revealed that on a month-on-month basis, output rose by 0.89 per cent from the 1.69 million barrels per day recorded in June 2025, which comprised 1.505 million barrels per day of crude oil and 191,572 barrels per day of condensates.
On the monthly performance of Nigeria’s crude oil terminals, Forcados recorded the highest output in July 2025 with 9.04 million barrels, representing a 2.1 per cent increase from 8.85 million barrels in June.
At the Bonny terminal, production rose to 8.07 million barrels in July, a 12.7 per cent increase compared to 7.16 million barrels recorded in the previous month.
The Qua Iboe terminal pumped 4.55 million barrels in July, slightly lower than the 5.08 million barrels produced in June.
Output from the Escravos terminal climbed by 7.1 per cent to 4.47 million barrels in July, up from 4.17 million barrels in June.
Bonga terminal delivered 3.68 million barrels in July, reflecting a 4.2 per cent rise from the 3.53 million barrels recorded in June.
The Odudu (Amenam Blend) terminal posted a 2.9 per cent growth, producing 2.12 million barrels in July compared to 2.06 million barrels the month before.
Production output at the Tulja-Okwuibome terminal rose by 2.8 per cent, from 2.02 million barrels in June to 2.08 million barrels in July.
Similarly, production at the Brass terminal surged by 27 per cent, increasing from 877,975 barrels in June 2024 to 1.12 million barrels in July.
The announcement comes after the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mr Bayo Ojulari, at the opening of the Africa Chiefs of Defence Staff Conference held in Abuja, on Monday, revealed that specialised international and continental cartels exploit security gaps to steal crude from Nigeria.