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NNPC Announces Crude Oil, Condensates Production at 1.61mb/d

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has revealed that Nigeria’s crude total oil and condensate production stood at 1.61.

This was contained in its Monthly Report Summary for April 2025 which contained key operational and financial metrics.

According to the state oil firm, this was 3.2 per cent higher than 1.56 million barrels of oil per day recorded in March.

Giving a breakdown of the monthly production figures, total crude oil and condensate production was out at 1.67 million barrels of oil per day in January, 1.62 million barrels of oil per day in February, 1.56 million barrels per day in March and 1.61 million barrels of oil per day in the month under review.

Meanwhile the country’s natural gas production reached 7.35 billion standard cubic feet per day in April.

A breakdown showed that in January, the production stood at 7.12 billion standard cubic feet, it dropped to 6.62 billion standard cubic feet in February and rose to 6.92 billion standard cubic feet, and 7.35 billion standard cubic feet in April.

The NNPC clarified that all crude oil and gas figures are provisional and based solely on NNPC Limited’s data, adding that the figures excluded production by independent operators as reported by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

On the financial part, the NNPC generated revenue up to N5.89 trillion with a Profit After Tax of N748 billion.

The national oil company report also showed that statutory payments for the period January to March 2025 totaled N4.23 trillion.

In terms of supply NNPC Retail Limited (NRL) Stations’ petrol availability was at 54 per cent.

Giving updates on the ongoing projects— the NNPC said the OB3 pipeline project has achieved 95 per cent completion, while the Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) pipeline has reached 70 per cent completion as of the review month.

It added that upstream pipeline availability was recorded at 97 per cent.

On its upcoming Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) in 2025, the NNPC disclosed that the Nkori Development (OML 102), crude oil production expansion project (OML 29), gas development projects (OMLs 40, 42) and Brass Fertilizer (Financial Close) will all be done in the fourth quarter of the year.