Nigeria’s Gas Output Shows Slight Increase in June 2025
Nigeria’s gas output saw a marginal increase in June 2025, reaching 185.432 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) compared to 185.259 billion SCF recorded in May of the same year. This represents a growth of 0.09 percent. According to the latest report from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), the average daily gas production for June was 6.181 billion SCF, up from 5.976 billion SCF per day in May.
The report highlights that associated gas accounted for the majority of total gas production in June, at 111.602 billion SCF, making up 60.18 percent of the total output. Non-associated gas (NAG) contributed 73.83 billion SCF, which is 39.8 percent of the total gas produced during the month.
A significant portion of the gas produced was utilized, with 176.396 billion SCF—equivalent to 94.4 percent of the total output—being used effectively. However, 10.401 billion SCF of gas, or 5.6 percent of the total production, was flared. This is slightly higher than the 10.379 billion SCF flared in May 2025.
Breakdown of Gas Utilization
The NNPCL provided a detailed breakdown of how the gas was utilized in June 2025. Fuel gas consumption stood at 9.589 billion SCF, representing 5.17 percent of the total gas produced. Additionally, 72.718 billion SCF of gas was exported through the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), accounting for 39.21 percent of the total output.
Escravos Gas to Liquid (EGTL) consumed 7.774 billion SCF of gas, or 4.19 percent of the total output, while 2.263 billion SCF was used for Natural Gas Liquid/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (NGL/LPG), which constitutes 1.22 percent of the total gas produced.
Domestic use by the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) and other entities amounted to 27.577 billion SCF, or 14.87 percent of the total gas output. Another 55.116 billion SCF, equivalent to 29.72 percent of the total production, was reinjected or used as gas lift make-up.
Major Contributors to Gas Production
On a company-by-company basis, Renaissance Africa Energy emerged as the top producer in June 2025, with 54.374 billion SCF of gas. Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (SEPNU) followed closely with 31.148 billion SCF of gas. Chevron Nigeria and TotalEnergies were next, producing 22.444 billion SCF and 17.310 billion SCF respectively.
TotalEnergies Upstream generated 11.746 billion SCF of gas from its Akpo FPSO, while Star Deep Water produced 10.924 billion SCF from its Agbami FPSO. Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) recorded gas output of 9.400 billion SCF from its Erha FPSO.
Gas Flaring Trends
Despite efforts to reduce flaring, several companies continued to burn a significant portion of their gas output. The NNPCL report identified two joint venture companies—NNPCL Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL) and Seplat Joint Venture, and the NEPL and Chevron Nigeria joint venture—as the worst offenders, each flaring 100 percent of their total gas output.
Other notable flaring incidents included NEPL flaring 97 percent of its gas from Oil Mining Leases 86/88, Enageed Resources flaring 93.70 percent of its gas, and Seplat flaring 83 percent of its total production.
These figures highlight the ongoing challenges in managing gas resources efficiently and reducing environmental impact. As Nigeria continues to expand its energy sector, addressing these issues will be critical for sustainable development and meeting global emissions targets.
