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For the second time in 2025, Nigeria has met its average daily crude oil production quota by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Ripples Nigeria reports that Nigeria’s production increased to 1.505 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, up from the 1.453 million bpd production volume recorded in May according to the latest Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) by OPEC released in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
According to OPEC, this figure, sourced from direct communication with Nigerian authorities, represents a 3.58 per cent increase, and the country’s highest output since January, 2025.
Since the beginning of 2025, Nigeria has struggled to meet its quota from OPEC, a development that threatens the country’s 2025 budget which was benchmarked on 1.5mbpd.
While Nigeria kicked off the year with a bang, producing an average of 1,539mbpd in January 2025, however, production declined to 1.46mbpd in February, below OPEC’s quota, signifying a 4.8 per cent decrease.
The story was not different in March as the country produced below OPEC’s quota again, as output decreased to 1.40mbpd.
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While production increased 1.48 million barrels per day (bpd) in April, it still fell short of OPEC’s quota. The figure further decreased to 1.45mbpd in May 2025 before the current output of 1.50mbpd.
The oil cartel said data from secondary sources placed Nigeria’s crude production at 1.547 million bpd in June — a 1.24 percent increase from the 1.528 million bpd recorded in May.
With the current production level, the global oil organisation said Nigeria maintained its position as Africa’s leading oil producer, followed by Algeria, which recorded an output of 927,000 bpd.
Citing secondary sources, OPEC said “total DoC crude oil production averaged 41.56 mb/d in June 2025, which is 349 tb/d higher, m-o-m”.
On July 6, OPEC and its allies (OPEC+) decided to increase production by 548,000 bpd in August.
The oil cartel said the participating countries “will implement a production adjustment of 548 thousand barrels per day in August 2025 from July 2025 required production level”.
By: Babajide Okeowo
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