Nigeria has once again failed to meet its crude oil production quota as set by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), according to a review of the organisation’s latest monthly report.
The report shows that the country produced an average of 1.401 million barrels of crude oil per day, below the stipulated OPEC quota of 1.5 million barrels daily for member countries.
Production for the third quarter of 2025 averaged 1.444 million barrels per day, representing a decline from the second and first quarters of the year.
In the second quarter, production averaged 1.48 million barrels daily, while the first quarter recorded an average of 1.46 million barrels daily.
According to OPEC, Nigeria’s crude oil production stood at 1.39 million barrels per day in September 2025, down from 1.43 million barrels in August and 1.50 million barrels in July.
Further analysis shows that production in June 2025 was 1.50 million barrels daily; May, 1.45 million; April, 1.48 million; and March, 1.40 million. Other figures include February 2025 with an average of 1.46 million barrels daily, January 2025 with 1.53 million barrels, and December 2024 with 1.48 million barrels.
Of the ten months reviewed (between December 2024 and September 2025), Nigeria failed to meet OPEC’s 1.5 million-barrel-per-day quota on seven occasions.
Crude oil production has remained con- strained by several factors, including sabotage, pipeline vandalism, and poor management of the oil sector.
These challenges have continued to prevent the country from meeting its production targets despite possessing the capacity to produce more.
Industry experts have urged the government to intensify efforts to tackle these issues, warning that persistent shortfalls in crude production could undermine Nigeria’s revenue generation and economic growth.
Nigeria has also struggled to meet local refinery demand for crude oil, SaharaReporters earlier reported.
This comes as the Federal Government disclosed that a total of 67,657,559 barrels of crude oil were supplied to local refiners for processing between January and August 2025.
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