Nigeria’s gas output grows by 0.09% to 185.4BSCF

Michael Eboh

Dublin, Ireland — Nigeria’s gas output rises by 0.09 per cent to 185.432 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) of gas by the end of June 2025, compared with 185.259 billion SCF (BSCF) of gas recorded in May 2025, according to latest data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).

In its gas production report for June 2025, the NNPCL stated that the total amount of gas produced in the month under review translated to an average of 6.181 billion SCF of gas per day, as against 5.976 billion SCF of gas per day in May 2025.

The national oil firm reported that associated gas, at 111.602 billion SCF, accounted for 60.18 per cent of total gas produced in the country in June, while at 73.83 billion SCF of gas, Non-Associated Gas (NAG) accounted for 39.8 billion SCF of total gas output in the month under review.

Out of the total gas produced in June 2025, the NNPCL stated that 176.396 billion SCF, representing 94.4 per cent of total gas output was utilised, while 10.401 billion SCF of gas, representing 5.6 per cent of total gas produced, was flared.

In comparison, the corporation noted that in May 2025, 10.379 billion SCF of gas was flared.

Giving a breakdown of the volume of gas utilised in the month under review, the NNPCL reported that 9.589 billion SCF of gas was used as fuel gas, representing 5.17 per cent of total gas produced, while 72.718 billion SCF of gas, representing 39.21 per cent of total gas output, was exported through the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG).

Escravos Gas to Liquid (EGTL) used up 7.774 billion SCF of gas, representing 4.19 per cent of total gas output; while 2.263 billion SCF of gas, representing 1.22 per cent of total gas output was utilised for Natural Gas Liquid/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (NGL/LPG).

Furthermore 14.87 per cent of total gas produced in the month under review, put at 27.577 billion SCF, was allocated for domestic use by the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), and others; while 55.116 billion SCF of gas, representing 29.72 per cent of total gas output, was reinjected or used as gas lift make up.

Giving a breakdown of gas produced on a company-by-company basis, the NNPCL noted that Renaissance Africa Energy, which recently acquired the assets of Shell Nigeria, recorded the highest gas output in the month under review, with 54.374 billion SCF of gas.

Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (SEPNU), followed with 31.148 billion SCF of gas; while Chevron Nigeria and TotalEnergies trailed with gas outputs of 22.444 billion SCF and 17.310 billion SCF, respectively.

TotalEnergies Upstream produced 11.746 billion SCF of gas from its Akpo Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the month under review, Star Deep Water produced 10.924 billion SCF of gas from its Agbami FPSO, while Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) recorded gas output of 9,400 billion SCF from its Erha FPSO.

The gas production report explained that two joint venture companies, the NNPCL Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL) and Seplat Joint Venture, and the NEPL and Chevron Nigeria joint venture, remained the the worst offenders in terms of gas flaring, as they each burnt 100 per cent of their gas total output, respectively.

In addition, NEPL flared 97 per cent of its total gas output from its Oil Mining Leases 86/88; Enageed Resources flared 93.70 per cent of its total gas output; while Seplat flared 83 per cent of its total gas production.