From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has disclosed that the country’s crude oil and condensate output declined to an average of 1.58 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2025.

NUPRC blamed the fall on the recent three-day strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN).

The Commission ‘s latest industry data released at the weekend, showed that production for the month stood at 1.581 million bpd, comprising 1.39 million barrels per day of crude oil and 191,373 bpd of condensates.

In a statement signed by its Spokesperson, Eniola Akinkuotu, the regulator attributed the shortfall to the industrial action, which led to the temporary shutdown of several production and export facilities. It added that scheduled maintenance at two major assets further dampened output.

When compared to August’s 1.63 million bpd, September’s figure represents a 3.09% month-on-month decline. However, on a year-on-year basis, output still grew by 1.61%, up from 1.55 million bpd in September 2024.

“Despite the glitches experienced during the period, average crude oil production in September stood at 93% of the OPEC quota of 1.5 million bopd.

“During the review month, peak combined crude oil and condensate production hit 1.81 million bopd, while the lowest was 1.35 million bopd.

“Analysis of production by the top eight streams shows Forcados Blend accounted for 15.86% of total production, while Bonny Light accounted for 13.31% of September production.

“QUA IBOE was third accounting for 9.88%; ESCRAVOS Light contributed 8.96%, while BONGA Crude delivered 6.83% of production in the review month.

“AGBAMI Condensate accounted for 4.94%; ERHA Crude accounted for 4.55%, while Amenam Blend accounted for 4 2% of production,” NUPRC stated.