Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production climbed to an average of 1.735 million barrels per day in June 2026, marking a fourth straight month of growth and pushing the country to 104 percent of its 1.5 million barrel OPEC quota, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.
Crude oil alone accounted for 1.56 million barrels per day of that total, with condensates contributing another 0.18 million, and in strict crude terms, excluding condensates, that 1.56 million barrel daily average is the highest Africa’s biggest oil producer has recorded since April 2020, a 74 month, or just over six year, high, according to a statement from NUPRC Head of Media and Corporate Communications Eniola Akinkuotu. June’s peak combined output reached 1.89 million barrels per day, hinting at Nigeria’s potential to reach 2 million in the near term, even as the month’s lowest daily figure sat at 1.57 million.
The trajectory has been steadily upward: from 1.483 million barrels per day in February to 1.546 million in March, 1.663 million in April, 1.700 million in May and 1.735 million in June, a 2.2 percent month on month gain. NUPRC attributed the improvement primarily to stable operations across most producing assets and the absence of major pipeline outages during the period, which supported better uptime and crude evacuation efficiency; a limited number of assets did experience short shutdowns, but the impact on national output was minimal, and scheduled turnaround maintenance was completed without significant disruption. The commission framed the sustained June growth as a reflection of continued commitment from operators and industry stakeholders toward operational efficiency, asset integrity and production reliability across Nigeria’s upstream sector.
By terminal, Bonny led with 318.28 thousand barrels per day, up from 293.88 thousand in May, followed by Forcados at 306.36 thousand, up from 289.90 thousand. Qua Iboe Terminal recorded 164.73 thousand barrels per day, down slightly from 173.36 thousand in May, while Escravos posted 138.03 thousand, up from 135.47 thousand. Bonga ranked fifth among producing terminals, delivering an average of 103.66 thousand barrels per day, compared with 102.54 thousand in May.
