The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reported that Nigeria’s crude oil production rose to 1.48 million barrels per day (bpd) in April 2025, marking a modest increase from 1.40 million bpd recorded in March, 2025.
According to the regulatory body the April figure represents 99 per cent of the 1.5 million bpd quota allocated to Nigeria by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
“The average crude oil production was 99 per cent of the OPEC quota (1.5 mbopd),” the Commission stated in its latest report titled Crude Oil and Condensate Production April 2025.
The report also revealed that total daily oil output, including condensates, averaged 1.68 million barrels per day in April. While the lowest daily output stood at 1.60 million bpd, the highest peaked at 1.73 million bpd.
This latest figure represents a notable improvement from March 2025, when Nigeria’s production dropped to 93 per cent of its OPEC quota.
That month, total production—including condensates averaged 1.40 million bpd, with a peak of 1.76 million bpd and a low of 1.46 million bpd.
The figures signal continued efforts by Nigeria to stabilise output and meet its production targets amid ongoing reforms in the oil and gas sector.
These efforts also include the aggressive strategies deployed by pipeline surveillance contractors like Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited PINL which has made the Trans Niger Pipeline TNP more secure and able to deliver 100% through put to the Bonny export terminal.
In engagements with stakeholders of its 215 pipeline host communities in Port Harcourt and Yenagoa, last week PINL was widely applauded for its unique efforts in encouraging community participation in the security of the pipeline and other social responsibility programmes that have helped in increasing the crude oil production.
Based on this positive outlook the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, was encouraged to assure Nigerians that the 2.5-million daily crude oil production target of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration was achievable, with the collaboration of relevant stakeholders.
Director of Energy Security in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Ojukaye Flag-Amachree gave the assurance on Friday during the PINL stakeholders engagement in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
He was represented by Mr Young-Harry Amakiri, who commended PINL for working to ensure zero infractions on the Trans Niger Pipeline, TNP.
