Nigeria pumped an average of 1.56 million barrels of crude per day in June 2026, its strongest monthly output in more than six years, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The figure is up two percent from May’s 1.53 million bpd and marks a fourth straight month of growth, pushing Nigeria to 104 percent of its OPEC-assigned quota of 1.5 million bpd.
Excluding condensates, output climbed steadily from 1.31 million bpd in February to 1.38 million bpd in March and 1.48 million bpd in April, before reaching June’s figure — the highest level since April 2020. Adding condensate production of 180,000 bpd brought total combined output to an average of 1.74 million bpd for the month, though daily volumes fluctuated, dipping as low as 1.57 million bpd at one point.
Regulators credited the gains to steadier operations across producing assets and the absence of major pipeline outages, alongside improved security and closer collaboration with host communities to curb the vandalism and crude theft that have long constrained the sector. The commission said sustained momentum could put the two-million-barrel-per-day mark within reach, a welcome boost for a country that relies on crude exports as its top foreign exchange earner.
Source: hallmarknews.com