Nigeria’s crude oil production declined to 1.43 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, marking a 4.4 percent decline from the 1.50 million bpd recorded in July.
Gatekeepers News reports that OPEC announced this in its monthly report released on Thursday.
The oil cartel noted that the data was obtained through direct communication with Nigerian authorities.
OPEC typically tracks production through two sources: direct submissions from member states and secondary sources such as energy intelligence agencies.
Despite the drop, Nigeria retained its spot as Africa’s top producer, ahead of Libya, which pumped 1.38 million bpd in the same month.
However, the output still fell short of Nigeria’s assigned quota of 1.5 million bpd, after the country had met its target for two consecutive months.
Figures from secondary sources placed Nigeria’s August production slightly higher at 1.54 million bpd, a marginal 0.15 percent decline compared to 1.55 million bpd in July.
OPEC added that total DoC crude oil production averaged 42.40 mb/d in August 2025, which is 509 tb/d higher, m-o-m.
Separately, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) reported on September 11 that crude oil losses due to theft and metering challenges dropped to their lowest levels in nearly 16 years.
The agency said daily crude losses stood at 9,600 bpd as of July, the lowest since 2009 when the figure reached 8,500 bpd.
