Nigeria’s Gas Production Jumps By 8% – Report

Nigeria’s total gas production rose by nearly eight per cent in 2025, hitting 2.706 trillion standard cubic feet, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

The increase, amounting to about 198 billion standard cubic feet, represents an improvement from the 2.508 trillion scf recorded in 2024, the commission said in its Gas Production Status Reports for 2025.

The NUPRC report showed that the rise in output came alongside an increase in gas flaring, which climbed from 192.9 billion scf in 2024 to 204.0 billion scf in 2025.

This represents an increase of 11.1 billion scf, or 5.8 per cent, underscoring what the commission described as steady but measured growth in upstream gas supply amid lingering monetisation challenges.

A comparison of the commission’s 2024 and 2025 reports revealed a notable shift in Nigeria’s gas production structure.

In 2024, associated gas stood at 1.441 trillion scf, accounting for about 57.4 per cent of total output, while non-associated gas contributed 1.068 trillion scf, or 42.6 per cent.

By 2025, associated gas production rose marginally to 1.456 trillion scf, while non-associated gas jumped to 1.250 trillion scf.

This translates to a modest 1.1 per cent growth (15.3 billion scf) in associated gas, compared with a much stronger 17.1 per cent increase (182.4 billion scf) in non-associated gas.

As a result, non-associated gas accounted for about 46.2 per cent of total production in 2025, up from 42.6 per cent in the previous year, confirming a gradual shift towards gas fields not directly tied to crude oil production.

The data further showed that gas utilisation broadly tracked the increase in production.

Total gas utilised rose from 2.313 trillion scf in 2024 to 2.500 trillion scf in 2025, an increase of 186.9 billion scf, or 8.1 per cent.

In 2024, utilised gas represented about 92.2 per cent of total production. By 2025, the ratio edged up to 92.4 per cent, largely driven by domestic consumption, exports and other productive uses.

Despite the improved utilisation ratio, flaring volumes still increased in absolute terms.

According to the report, gas flared rose by almost six per cent, highlighting the ongoing challenge of fully monetising incremental gas supply, even as efficiency indicators improve.

The NUPRC noted that nearly 90 per cent of the growth in gas production between 2024 and 2025 came from non-associated gas.

The additional 197.7 billion scf produced in 2025 was largely matched by 186.9 billion scf of extra utilised gas, leaving a narrow gap that translated into higher flaring volumes.

Gas shrinkage, losses during processing and transportation, declined from 2.464 billion scf in 2024 to 2.121 billion scf in 2025, a reduction of about 14 per cent.

This reinforced the view that processing and transportation losses remain a very small portion of Nigeria’s overall gas balance.

The figures come against the backdrop of the Federal Government’s ambition to ramp up gas output to 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030.

Naijaonpoint recalls that in November last year, the government reiterated that Nigeria’s Decade of Gas programme (2021–2030) had so far unlocked about 215 strategic upstream and midstream gas projects, valued at over $8bn within 18 months, with an additional $20bn in investments expected in the coming years.