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NUPRC reports highest daily gas output in three years with steady drop in flaring.
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Domestic gas supply performance climbs above 72% amid stronger Gas-to-Power delivery.
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World Bank flags Nigeria’s rising flare volume in 2024 despite July’s progress.
Nigeria has reduced gas flaring to 7.16 per cent in July 2025 while increasing daily gas production to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day, according to figures released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.
The latest data highlights sustained production growth alongside a gradual decline in flaring, aligning with the Commission’s zero-flare target by 2030.
Production growth for July reflects an 8.58 per cent rise against the 6.99 billion standard cubic feet recorded in 2024 and a 9.84 per cent increase compared to 2023’s figure of 6.91 billion standard cubic feet.
Utilisation patterns showed exports at 35.88 per cent, domestic supply at 27.82 per cent, and field or plant operations at 29.13 per cent.
Contribution by contract types placed Marginal Sole Risk operators in the lead with 63 per cent, followed by Production Sharing Contracts with 24 per cent, Joint Ventures with 10 per cent, and other Sole Risk producers with three per cent.
Despite the higher output, flaring declined further from 7.55 per cent in 2024 and 7.38 per cent in July 2023. The Commission linked this to the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme, its Decarbonisation Blueprint, and integration of the Upstream Petroleum Decarbonisation Template.
Domestic Gas Delivery Obligation performance rose to 72.5 per cent in July, up from 71.8 per cent in June, marking a consistent record above 70 per cent for the year. Gas-to-Power supply strengthened with deliveries up 3.48 per cent month-on-month to 862.86 million standard cubic feet per day, the highest level in three months.
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However, the World Bank’s Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report recently placed Nigeria among the countries with the sharpest annual increases in flaring volume, recording a 12 per cent rise in 2024, largely from facilities run by NNPCL and smaller producers.
The contrast underscores the challenge of balancing rising output with aggressive flare-reduction commitments.
Nigeria’s regulator has maintained its pledge to end routine flaring by 2030 and cut methane emissions by 60 per cent by 2031 under its gas-led transition plan.
