Oil, Condensate Output Drop To 1.5mbpd In September, Production Hindered By Workers’ Strike

Crude lipid and condensates accumulation for the period of September 2025 fell to an mean of 1.581 cardinal barrels per day, according to authoritative statistic released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) connected Saturday, October 11.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 a scheduled turnaround attraction 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 per cent 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 per cent 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 per cent of the OPEC quota of 1.5 cardinal bopd.

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 per cent of full production, portion Bonny Light accounted for 13.31 per cent of September production. QUA IBOE was 3rd accounting for 9.88 per cent; ESCRAVOS Light contributed 8.96 per cent, portion BONGA Crude delivered 6.83 per cent of accumulation successful the reappraisal month. AGBAMI Condensate accounted for 4.94 per cent; ERHA Crude accounted for 4.55 per cent, portion Amenam Blend accounted for 4 2 per cent of production.