Nigeria’s crude oil production shrank to 1.39 million barrels per day in September 2025, marking the second consecutive month of reduced output.
However, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission had earlier said this was caused by the disruptions caused by the labour strike during the rift between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Dangote refinery.
According to the latest Monthly Oil Market Report released on Monday by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the figure represents a decline from 1.434 mbpd recorded in August and is the lowest in seven months, falling below Nigeria’s OPEC allocation of 1.5 mbpd.
OPEC stated that the production figures were “obtained through direct communication with Nigerian authorities.”