Nigeria’s Forcados and Bonny Light crude streams remained the country’s biggest production contributors in September, accounting for a combined 585,390 barrels per day, as national crude oil output rose to 1.53 million barrels per day.
Data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission’s provisional production report showed that Forcados recorded an average output of 295,550 barrels per day, while Bonny Light produced 289,840 barrels per day.
Together, the two streams accounted for about 38.3 per cent of Nigeria’s total crude oil production during the month.
Qua Iboe ranked third, with daily production of 174,460 barrels, followed by Escravos at 125,910 barrels per day and Bonga at 100,430 barrels per day.
The figures highlight the continued importance of established crude grades to Nigeria’s oil production, even as newer streams gain ground. The Cawthorne blend, introduced to expand the country’s range of export grades, recorded more than a twofold increase in production between January and September.
Overall crude oil and condensate production reached 1.717 million barrels per day in September, compared with 1.678 million barrels per day in August. This represented an increase of 39,260 barrels per day, or 2.34 per cent.
Crude oil production alone rose by 29,600 barrels per day, from 1.5 million barrels per day in August to 1.53 million barrels per day in September.
Unblended condensate output also improved, climbing from 122,840 barrels per day to 132,740 barrels per day, an increase of 8.06 per cent.
However, blended condensate production edged down from 54,740 barrels per day in August to 54,500 barrels per day in September, representing a decline of 0.44 per cent.
Nigeria’s combined crude oil and condensate production fluctuated throughout the first nine months of 2026. Output stood at 1.627 million barrels per day in January before dropping to 1.484 million barrels per day in February, the lowest monthly average during the period.
Production subsequently recovered to 1.546 million barrels per day in March and rose further to 1.663 million barrels per day in April.
The upward trend continued in May, when output reached 1.701 million barrels per day, before peaking at approximately 1.735 million barrels per day in June.
Production declined by 3.72 per cent to 1.671 million barrels per day in July, then recovered slightly in August before reaching 1.717 million barrels per day in September.
The latest figures show that Nigeria’s overall production improved in September, supported by increased crude oil and unblended condensate output, while Forcados and Bonny Light continued to dominate production among the country’s major crude streams.
