Michael Eboh
Dublin, Ireland — Nigeria’s gas output appreciated by 8.91 per cent to 181.691 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) of gas in January 2025, compared with 166.822 billion SCF recorded in December 2024, latest data released by the Nigerian National Petroleum, Corporation Limited (NNPCL) have revealed.
In its gas utilisation data for January 2025, the NNPCL further stated that the country’s gas output for the month under review was 7.51 per cent higher than the 168.993 billion SCF (BSCF) of gas produced in January 2024.
The national oil firm noted that Associated Gas (AG) accounted for 61.52 per cent of the country’s total gas output in January 2025, with 111.777 billion SCF of gas; while Non-Associated Gas (NAG) accounted for 38.48 per cent of total gas output, with 69.913 billion SCF of gas
Giving a breakdown of gas utilised during the period, the NNPCL disclosed that 11.101 billion SCF of gas, representing 6.11 per cent of total gas output in the month under review, was utilised as fuel gas; while 70.943 billion SCF of gas, representing 39.05 per cent of total gas output was utilised by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG).
Furthermore, the NNPCL noted that 8.219 billion SCF of gas, representing 4.52 per cent of total gas output in January 2025, was utilised by the Escravos Gas-to-Liquid (EGTL) project; 2.465 billion SCF (1.36 per cent of total output) was utilised as Natural Gas Liquids/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (NGL/LPG).
The NNPCL further reported that 27.362 billion SCF of gas, representing 15.06 per cent of the total gas output, was sold in the domestic market by the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), among others; while 52.423 billion SCF of gas, representing 28.85 per cent was reinjected or used as gas lift make-up.
Cumulatively, the NNPCL revealed that 94.95 per cent of total gas produced in January 2025 was utilised, while 5.06 per cent was flared.
Specifically, 9.188 billion SCF of gas was flared in the month under review, dropping by 20.64 per cent, compared with 11.577 billion SCF flared in December 2024; while total gas utilised rose by 11.04 per cent to 172.516 billion SCF of gas, from 155.365 billion SCF of gas recorded in December 2024.
The NNPCL disclosed that Shell Nigeria recorded the highest gas output in the month under review, with 48.585 billion SCF of gas, rising by 25.72 per cent when compared with the 38.646 billion SCF of gas produced in December 2024.
Mobil followed with 29.963 billion SCF of gas in the period under review; Chevron – 24.236 billion SCF of gas; Total Energies produced 18.547 billion SCF of gas; while Total Upstream Nigeria (TUPNI) recorded gas output of 12.519 billion SCF of gas from its Akpo Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO); and Esso Exploration produced 10.764 billion SCF of gas from its Erha FPSO.
The NNPCL identified the least gas producers in the month under review to include Agip Energy and Natural Resources (AENR), Amni Petroleum and Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), with zero gas output respectively; while Belema Oil recorded nine million SCF of gas; and Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company produced 42 million SCF of gas.
The highest offenders in terms of gas flaring in the month under review, according to the NNPCL, were the NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) joint venture; Seplat Petroleum Development Company (SPDC); NEPL-Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) joint venture; and the NEPL/Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) joint venture, with all of them flaring 100 per cent of their respective gas outputs.
In addition, Enageed Resources Limited flared 96.58 per cent of its total gas output from Oil Mining Leases (OML) 148.
This article was originally posted at sweetcrudereports.com
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