The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says more than 127 million barrels of Nigerian crude oil and condensate were supplied to domestic refineries between January and September 2026, following interventions to address supply disruptions.
Commission Chief Executive Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan disclosed this on Monday, October 26, at the OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week 2026 in Lagos.
Represented by Assistant Director of Operations Prosper Omonedo, she said engagements between producers and refiners had improved deliveries after commercial disagreements affected supplies in the first quarter.
According to a statement published on the NUPRC website and signed by its Head of Media and Corporate Communications, Eniola Akinkuotu, the Commission is also considering a domestic crude swap framework to reduce transportation costs and improve refinery access to crude.
Eyesan said crude oil and condensate deliveries improved in the second and third quarters following the Commission’s intervention.
Under Section 109 of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021, the NUPRC allocates crude oil to domestic refineries before exports.
The latest figures follow an earlier Nairametrics report that domestic refineries received 53.7 million barrels of crude oil and condensate in the second quarter, representing 97.4% of the expected supply performance.
Eyesan also reported an improvement in upstream production, with Nigeria recording average crude oil and condensate output of 1.717 million barrels per day in September, up 2.34% from August.
In a separate development, Nairametrics previously reported that the NUPRC had identified more than 788,000 barrels per day of shut-in production across 63 operators for possible restoration as part of efforts to increase national output.
On the 2026 oil and gas licensing round, Eyesan said the 40 blocks on offer would undergo a transparent evaluation process, with published criteria and mandatory disclosure of beneficial ownership.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s natural gas exports rose 19% year-on-year to 733,778 million standard cubic feet in the first eight months of 2026, according to earlier Nairametrics reporting.
