ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Nigeria recorded one of the largest month-on-month production increases among members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in November 2025, producing 1.436 million barrels per day compared to 1.401 mbpd in October, according to the December 2025 OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report.
The data, based on direct communication between member nations and the organisation, indicates that Nigeria boosted output by 35,000 bpd in November its most notable increase in recent months.
Despite the improvement, production remains below the nation’s allocated quota of 1.5 mbpd, even as efforts continue to ramp up output toward the target.
The rise reflects steady gains in upstream security and optimisation efforts across major producing hubs.
This marks the fourth straight month that Nigeria has fallen short of its quota, the last time meeting it being July 2025.
Oil production, which saw sharp declines in August and September due to maintenance downtime and labour disputes, experienced slight recovery in October and November, highlighting ongoing difficulties in achieving the OPEC target.
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, recently stated that Nigeria would push for a higher production quota.
According to Lokpobiri, the current limit of about 1.5 mbpd no longer represents the country’s actual production capability.
He noted that Nigeria plans to seek an increase to at least two million barrels per day. His remarks came as crude output fell from over 1.5 mbpd in July to 1.39 mbpd in September.
The report further showed that although Nigeria posted gains, overall OPEC crude production remained relatively unchanged, rising by only 39,000 bpd to approximately 25.17 mbpd in November.
Saudi Arabia, the group’s top producer, recorded the largest absolute increase, adding 48,000 bpd to reach 10.05 million bpd, continuing to shoulder the bulk of the bloc’s voluntary output cuts.
Libya also saw growth, increasing production by 14,000 bpd to 1.365 mbpd, sustaining its recovery despite ongoing domestic instability. Kuwait and the UAE posted modest rises of 10,000 bpd and 8,000 bpd, respectively.
Venezuela maintained its gradual recovery, adding 10,000 bpd to reach 1.142 million bpd, supported by incremental improvements in operations.
Iraq reported the most significant decline, trimming 40,000 bpd to 4.1 mbpd amid renewed pressure to adhere to OPEC’s agreed production levels.
Congo also saw a smaller decrease of 8,000 bpd, producing 269,000 bpd. Iran, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea did not submit direct production data.