Increase in Nigeria’s Gas Output in June 2025
Nigeria’s gas output saw a slight increase in June 2025, reaching 185.432 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) compared to 185.259 billion SCF recorded in May 2025. This represents a growth of 0.09 per cent. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) released the latest data on gas production, highlighting the daily average output for June as 6.181 billion SCF per day, up from 5.976 billion SCF per day in May.
Breakdown of Gas Production
In June 2025, associated gas accounted for the majority of the total gas produced, at 111.602 billion SCF, which is 60.18 per cent of the total output. Non-associated gas (NAG) contributed 73.83 billion SCF, making up 39.8 per cent of the total gas output during the month.
Of the total gas produced, 176.396 billion SCF was utilised, representing 94.4 per cent of the total output. Meanwhile, 10.401 billion SCF was flared, accounting for 5.6 per cent of the total gas produced. In comparison, 10.379 billion SCF was flared in May 2025, showing a marginal increase in flaring activity.
Utilisation of Gas
The NNPCL provided a detailed breakdown of how the gas was used in June 2025. Fuel gas consumption reached 9.589 billion SCF, or 5.17 per cent of the total gas produced. Additionally, 72.718 billion SCF was exported through the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), representing 39.21 per cent of the total output.
Escravos Gas to Liquid (EGTL) consumed 7.774 billion SCF of gas, which is 4.19 per cent of the total output. Another 2.263 billion SCF was used for Natural Gas Liquid/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (NGL/LPG), making up 1.22 per cent of the total gas output.
Domestic use by the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) and other entities accounted for 27.577 billion SCF, or 14.87 per cent of the total gas produced. Furthermore, 55.116 billion SCF of gas was reinjected or used as gas lift make-up, representing 29.72 per cent of the total output.
Company-Wise Gas Production
Renaissance Africa Energy, which recently acquired the assets of Shell Nigeria, recorded the highest gas output in June 2025, with 54.374 billion SCF. Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (SEPNU) followed closely with 31.148 billion SCF. Chevron Nigeria and TotalEnergies came next, producing 22.444 billion SCF and 17.310 billion SCF respectively.
Other notable contributors included TotalEnergies Upstream, which produced 11.746 billion SCF from its Akpo Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. Star Deep Water also contributed 10.924 billion SCF from its Agbami FPSO. Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) recorded 9.4 billion SCF from its Erha FPSO.
Gas Flaring Issues
Despite efforts to reduce flaring, certain companies remained problematic. The NNPCL highlighted that two joint venture companies, NNPCL Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL) and Seplat Joint Venture, along with the NEPL and Chevron Nigeria joint venture, flared 100 per cent of their respective gas outputs.
Additionally, 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. These figures underscore the ongoing challenges in managing and reducing gas flaring across the industry.
