The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced that Nigeria achieved a significant energy milestone in July 2025, as gas flaring dropped to 7.16% while daily gas production rose to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD).BSCFD
The simultaneous increase in output and decline in flaring underscores the Commission’s commitment to boosting production while advancing its 2030 zero-flare target.
Nigeria’s gas industry has recorded steady growth over the past three years. The July 2025 daily average of 7.59 BSCFD represents an 8.58% increase compared to the 6.99 BSCFD recorded for the full year 2024, and a 9.84% rise over the 6.91 BSCFD posted in 2023—reflecting a sustained upward trend in gas production.
Despite rising output, gas flaring has continued to decline, falling to 7.16% in July 2025 from 7.55% in 2024 and 7.38% in the corresponding period of 2023. This progress reflects the Commission’s drive to end routine flaring by 2030.
The NUPRC attributed the improvement to key initiatives, including the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP), the development of a Decarbonisation and Sustainability Blueprint, the promotion of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and the integration of sustainability considerations into project planning through the Upstream Petroleum Decarbonisation Template (UPDT).
In terms of Domestic Gas Delivery Obligation (DGDO) performance, the sector delivered 72.5% in July 2025, up from 71.8% in June. Commission data further shows that DGDO performance stood at 72.2% in January, rose to 73.5% in February, dipped to 70.8% in March, and climbed again to 73.7% and 73.0% in April and May, respectively.
By contract type, 63% of gas production during the review period came from Marginal Sole Risk operators (formerly Marginal Fields), while Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) accounted for 24%. Joint Venture (JV) contracts contributed 10%, and Sole Risk (SR) operators delivered 3%.
Year-to-date gas utilisation data as of July 2025 shows that 35.88% of production was channelled to export sales, 27.82% supplied the domestic market, while 29.13% was used for field and plant operations, including in-house purposes such as fuel, gas lifting, and reinjection for pressure maintenance.
Gas-to-Power supply reached its highest level in three months, with average daily deliveries rising by 3.48% month-on-month, from 833.86 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCF/D) in June to 862.86 MMSCF/D in July 2025.
For the first seven months of 2025, Gas-to-Power supply stood at 780.23 MMSCF/D in January, increased to 849.37 MMSCF/D in February, and rose further to 886.83 MMSCF/D and 886.70 MMSCF/D in March and April, respectively. Daily averages for May, June, and July were 837.64 MMSCF/D, 833.86 MMSCF/D, and 862.86 MMSCF/D, respectively.
