NUPRC blames PENGASSAN strike for 3% drop in oil production

By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja

Nigeria’s crude lipid accumulation fell by 3 per cent successful September 2025 to 1.58 cardinal barrels per time (bpd), down from 1.63 cardinal bpd recorded successful August, according to information released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) connected Saturday.

The Commission attributed the diminution to the three-day onslaught enactment embarked upon by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) towards the extremity of September.

NUPRC’s study showed that mean regular crude lipid output (excluding condensates) dropped to 1.39 cardinal bpd successful September, beneath some the 1.5 cardinal bpd quota allocated to Nigeria by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the 1.43 cardinal bpd achieved successful August.

The Commission, successful a connection by its Head of Media and Strategic Communication, Eniola Akinkuotu, said, “The 1.581 cardinal barrels per time mean accumulation successful September comprises 1.39 cardinal bopd of crude lipid and 191,373 bopd of condensate.”

The NUPRC attributed the improvement to the three-day concern enactment by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), which resulted successful the shutdown of immoderate accumulation and export facilities.

The Commission besides noted that 2 strategical facilities had scheduled turnaround maintenance, which led to a simplification successful wide production.

“In September, the manufacture recorded full crude lipid and condensate accumulation of 47.43 cardinal barrels, which reflects a humble 1.61% year-on-year summation successful mean regular crude lipid and condensate accumulation twelvemonth connected year.

“This is simply a flimsy betterment implicit the 1.55 cardinal bopd recorded successful the aforesaid period of 2024, an uptick that suggests incremental progress.

“However, erstwhile measured connected a month-on-month basis, crude lipid and condensate accumulation somewhat dropped by 3.09% successful September 2025, compared to the 1.63 cardinal bopd recorded successful August 2025.

“Despite the glitches experienced during the period, mean crude lipid accumulation successful September stood astatine 93% of the OPEC quota of 1.5 cardinal bopd.”

The Commission added, “During the reappraisal month, highest combined crude lipid and condensate accumulation deed 1.81 cardinal bopd, portion the lowest was 1.35 cardinal bopd.

“Analysis of accumulation by the apical 8 streams shows Forcados Blend accounted for 15.86% of full production, portion Bonny Light accounted for 13.31% of September production.

“QUA IBOE was third, accounting for 9.88%; ESCRAVOS Light contributed 8.96%, portion BONGA Crude delivered 6.83% of accumulation successful the reappraisal month.

“AGBAMI Condensate accounted for 4.94%; ERHA Crude accounted for 4.55%, portion Amenam Blend accounted for 4.2% of production.”

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