Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate output climbed to an average of 1,735,398 barrels per day in June 2026, extending a run of gains for a fourth straight month. The figures were shared by Eniola Akinkuotu, spokesperson for the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, in a Sunday statement.
At a glance
- June 2026 average combined crude and condensate production: 1,735,398 bpd (up for the 4th consecutive month).
- June crude oil output: 1.56 million bpd; condensates: 0.18 million bpd.
- Quota compliance: Nigeria reached 104% of OPEC’s 1.5 million bpd crude oil quota.
- June combined peak production: 1.89 million bpd; the lowest recorded in the period: 1.57 million bpd.
- Regional record: 1.56 million bpd crude average is the highest Africa’s top producer has logged since April 2020 (74-month high).
Crude production in the month averaged 1.56 million barrels per day, alongside condensates at 0.18 million barrels per day. On a quota basis, the result indicates Nigeria met 104% of the 1.5 million bpd crude oil target set for the country by OPEC.
Looking at crude only—excluding condensates—the June average of 1.56 million barrels per day is the strongest level recorded by Africa’s largest oil producer since April 2020, marking a 74-month high. Combined crude and condensate output peaked at 1.89 million bpd during June, underscoring the country’s capacity to push toward the 2 million bpd threshold in the near term.
The production record for the period was not uniform: the lowest level in the review month was 1.57 million bpd. Even with that dip, the overall direction remained upward, with June higher than February’s 1.483 million bpd, March’s 1.546 million bpd, April’s 1.663 million bpd, and May’s 1.700 million bpd.
From month to month, the latest result represented 2.2% growth. The regulator said the improvement was mainly supported by steady operations across most producing assets and the absence of major pipeline outages during the period under review.
That operating stability helped raise production uptime and improved crude lifting and evacuation efficiency. While a limited set of assets saw short-duration operational shutdowns, the statement said the overall effect on national output was minimal.
In addition, scheduled turnaround maintenance was managed and concluded without causing major disruption to production activities. The regulator linked June’s sustained gains to ongoing efforts by operators and other industry participants to raise operational efficiency, protect asset integrity, and improve production dependability across Nigeria’s upstream sector.
Terminal-level performance in June
Terminal-by-terminal averages show how output changed across Nigeria’s export and production streams. Bonny Terminal produced an average of 318.28 thousand barrels per day in June, rising from 293.88 thousand bpd in May 2026. Forcados Terminal followed with 306.36 thousand bpd, up from 289.90 thousand bpd a month earlier.
Qua Iboe Terminal recorded 164.73 thousand bpd of crude oil and condensates, down from 173.36 thousand bpd in May. Escravos Oil Terminal posted an average of 138.03 thousand bpd, increasing from 135.47 thousand bpd in the previous month.
Bonga finished as the fifth-highest producing terminal, delivering an average of 103.66 thousand bpd of crude oil, compared with 102.54 thousand bpd recorded in May 2023.
