Nigeria’s oil production surged to 1.48 million barrels per day (mbpd) in April, hitting 99 percent of its OPEC quota, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed.

The boost, according to a source within the commission, is tied to new wells activated from the 2024 bid round and a more stable security situation in the Niger Delta.

“From the 2024 bid round, more oil wells were allocated and those wells are now producing,” the source said, noting that he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.He added: “There is now some stability in the Niger Delta in terms of security.

The IOCs have gone into the deep waters where there are no host community issues, while the marginal field operators are Nigerians that seem to know how to handle the issues seamlessly.”

The NUPRC, in its latest report titled Crude Oil and Condensate Production April 2025, said the country moved up from the 1.40mbpd recorded in March. It added that daily average production — combining crude and condensate — was 1.68mbpd, with condensate contributing 197,607 barrels per day.

The report also showed the country’s lowest and peak production in April were 1.60mbpd and 1.73mbpd respectively.

In contrast, March output dropped to 93 percent of the OPEC quota due to a disruption in Rivers State, which sources attributed to pipeline maintenance and a fire outbreak.

“The decline was majorly due to pipeline maintenance at one of the segments of the Trans Niger pipeline going to Bonny Terminal and a fire outbreak at one of the production evacuation points of NNPC Ltd,” the source explained.

Nigeria’s oil production had dipped earlier in February by 5 percent due to maintenance activities, sliding from an average of 1.73mbpd in January to 1.67mbpd.