Oil output declines to 1.67m barrels

By Udeme Akpan & Obas Esiedesa, Abuja
Nigeria’s daily oil production declined by four per cent in July 2026, to 1.67 million barrels per day (mbpd) from 1.74mbpd recorded in June, according to the latest production data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
However, the figures showed that Nigeria sustained production above the 1.5mbpd OPEC quota for the third consecutive month in July.
According to the NUPRC data, the country produced 1.505mbpd of crude oil and 0.17mbpd of condensate during the month, bringing total daily production to 1.67mbpd.
Daily combined crude oil and condensate production peaked at 1.78mbpd during the month, while the lowest o...