By Shittu Oluwadamilola
Nigeria’s natural gas output rose by 4.72 percent in July 2025, reaching 194.179 billion standard cubic feet (SCF), up from 185.432 billion SCF recorded in the previous month. This is according to the latest gas production data released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
The report indicated that the July figure translates to an average daily production of 6.264 billion SCF, compared to 6.181 billion SCF per day in June.
Breakdown of the figures shows that Associated Gas (AG) accounted for 114.045 billion SCF, representing 58.73 percent of total gas production for the month, while Non-Associated Gas (NAG) made up 80.134 billion SCF or 41.27 percent.
Utilisation and flaring trends
Total gas utilisation also increased in July to 182.462 billion SCF, representing a 4.24 percent rise from the 175.037 billion SCF recorded in June.
Of the utilised volume:
* 82.209 billion SCF (42.34%) was allocated to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) company.
* 26.520 billion SCF (13.66%) was sold to the domestic market.
* 53.449 billion SCF (27.53%) was re-injected or used for gas lift.
* 9.398 billion SCF (4.84%) was consumed as fuel gas.
* 8.556 billion SCF (4.41%) went to the Escravos Gas-to-Liquid (EGTL) plant.
* 2.33 billion SCF (1.2%) was used for Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) production.
However, the report noted a 12.27 percent increase in gas flaring. A total of 11.636 billion SCF was flared in July, representing 5.99 percent of the month’s total gas output, up from 10.364 billion SCF flared in June.
Top producers and offenders
Renaissance Africa Energy emerged as the top gas producer for the month with an output of 60.966 billion SCF. It was followed by:
* Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (SEPNU) – 27.576 billion SCF
* Chevron Nigeria – 22.579 billion SCF
* TotalEnergies – 17.819 billion SCF
* Star Deep Water (Agbami FPSO) – 13.441 billion SCF
* TotalEnergies Upstream (Akpo FPSO) – 12.539 billion SCF
* Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (Erha FPSO) – 9.962 billion SCF
Meanwhile, the NNPCL identified the worst offenders in terms of gas flaring. The NEPL and Seplat Joint Venture was cited for flaring 100 percent of its gas production during the month. NEPL alone flared 293.60 billion SCF, accounting for 98 percent of its total output from Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 86 and 88.
Enageed Resources also flared 92.71 percent of its gas production, while Seplat flared 85 percent of its output, according to the report.
