{"id":169735,"date":"2025-07-16T11:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigeria-crude-production-exceeds-opec-quota-again"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:25:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:25:26","slug":"nigeria-crude-production-exceeds-opec-quota-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigeria-crude-production-exceeds-opec-quota-again","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Crude Production Exceeds OPEC Quota Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The average daily crude production of Nigeria increased above the quota allocated to it by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in June 2025, for the second time in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Africa\u2019s most populous country exceeded its OPEC quota of 1.5 million barrels per day in June, the first time it surpassed the quota this year was in January.<\/p>\n<p>According to the country\u2019s regulator, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Nigeria\u2019s average daily crude production stood at 1,505,474 barrels, representing 100.4 percent of the OPEC quota.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, NUPRC showed the country\u2019s oil production, including crude and condensate, was approximately 1.7 mbpd.<\/p>\n<p>This indicated a month-on-month improvement in Nigeria\u2019s oil production.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that in May, crude output stood at 1.45 mpd, while both crude and condensate were 1.65 mbpd. Production was as low as 1.60 mbpd in March. In its comment, the NUPRC said, \u201cLowest and peak combined crude oil and condensate production in June were 1.61 million bopd and 1.82 million bopd, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe average crude oil production was 100.4 percent of the OPEC quota (1.5 mbpd). The daily average production in June was 1,697,045 barrels per day, comprising both crude oil (1,505,474 bopd) and condensate (191,572 bopd),\u201d NUPRC stated.<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding, June\u2019s crude output was still below the targeted 2.06 mbpd projected in the 2025 budget.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the group chief executive officer of NNPCL, Bayo Ojulari, in a recent remark noted that the state-owned oil firm has started witnessing improvement under her leadership.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe have started growing. In March, we were producing about 1.56 million barrels per day, and we\u2019re now at 1.63 million, including condensates. By the end of the year, we are hoping to clock 1.9 million barrels daily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu appointed the other leadership of NNPCL in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>After Ojulari\u2019s appointment, NNPCL began to release monthly performance reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The average daily crude production of Nigeria increased above the quota allocated to it by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in June 2025, for the second time in 2025. 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