Nigeria’s November oil output dips 6% – NUPRC

Nigeria’s nationwide oil output declined by six p.c in November 2025, reflecting a slowdown in production throughout the month, in line with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Fee.

The decline was contained within the fee’s December Nationwide Liquid Hydrocarbon Production Report, which confirmed that crude oil production fell month-on-month to 1.599 million barrels per day in November, in contrast with 1.698 million bpd recorded in October 2025.

Information from the report indicated that mixed crude oil and condensate production fluctuated considerably throughout the month, with output starting from a low of 1.54 million bpd to a peak of 1.79 million bpd, underscoring the volatility in upstream operations.

Offering additional particulars, the regulator famous that Nigeria’s common crude oil production in November stood at 96 p.c of the nation’s Organisation of Petroleum Exporting International locations quota of 1.5 million bpd.

“The common crude oil production of November was 96% of OPEC quota (1.5 mbpd). Each day common production in November was 1,599,054 barrels per day, comprising each crude oil (1,436,005 bopd) and condensate (163,049 bopd),” the report said.

Regardless of the decline in output, the figures counsel that Nigeria remained largely aligned with its OPEC production goal, reflecting ongoing efforts by operators and regulators to stabilise oil output amid operational and infrastructure-related challenges within the upstream sector.