Nigeria’s oil manufacturing climbed to a six-month excessive in July 2025, averaging 1.71 million barrels per day (bpd), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has mentioned.
The output displays a 9.9 per cent enhance in contrast with July 2024, when manufacturing stood at 1.56 million bpd, and likewise exhibits a modest rise from 1.69 million bpd in June 2025.
In an announcement posted on its official X deal with on Thursday, August 28, NURPC reported that the July determine included 1.507 million bpd of crude oil and 204,864 bpd of condensates.
The newest enchancment strikes Nigeria nearer to assembly its 2025 finances projection of two.06 million bpd and OPEC manufacturing targets, although the nation stays beneath its benchmark.
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Government reforms, significantly the “One Million Barrels Per Day” initiative launched in October 2024, have been credited with boosting output by reopening idle wells and fast-tracking approvals.
The variety of lively rigs has additionally risen sharply, from 8 in 2021 to 46 in mid-2025, whereas enhanced safety within the Niger Delta has curbed crude theft and pipeline vandalism.
With manufacturing nonetheless shy of official targets, business observers say sustained funding and coverage assist shall be wanted for Nigeria to attain its medium-term aim of manufacturing 2.5 million bpd by 2026.
