The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced that Nigeria’s crude oil production increased to 1.56 million barrels per day (bpd) in June 2026, representing a two per cent rise from the 1.53 million bpd recorded in May.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the commission said the latest figure marks the fourth consecutive month of production growth, reflecting sustained improvements in the country’s oil output.
According to the NUPRC, Nigeria’s crude oil production has steadily increased from 1.31 million bpd in February to 1.38 million bpd in March, 1.48 million bpd in April, 1.53 million bpd in May, and 1.56 million bpd in June.
The commission also disclosed that Nigeria exceeded its crude oil production quota set by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), achieving 104 per cent of the 1.5 million bpd target for June.
It noted that crude oil production, excluding condensates, reached its highest level since April 2020, describing the achievement as a 74-month high.
The NUPRC further revealed that, in addition to the 1.56 million bpd of crude oil produced in June, the country also recorded 180,000 bpd of condensate production.
This brought Nigeria’s combined crude oil and condensate production to an average of 1,735,398 barrels per day during the month.
The commission said combined production has maintained a consistent upward trend, rising from 1.483 million bpd in February to 1.546 million bpd in March, 1.663 million bpd in April, 1.700 million bpd in May, and 1.735 million bpd in June, representing a 2.2 per cent month-on-month increase.
According to the NUPRC, Nigeria recorded a peak combined production of 1.89 million bpd in June, demonstrating the country’s capacity to achieve a production level of two million barrels per day in the near future. It added that the lowest combined production recorded during the month was 1.57 million bpd.
The commission attributed the improved performance to stable production operations across most oil-producing assets and the absence of major pipeline outages during the review period.
It added that enhanced operational stability improved production uptime and boosted the efficiency of crude oil evacuation across the country’s oil sector.
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