ABUJA: The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said that gas flaring in Nigeria dropped to 7.16 per cent in July 2025, while daily gas production rose to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD).
The NUPRC, in its Gas Production Status Report for July 2025 released at the weekend, said that this marked an 8.58 percent increase, compared to the 6.99 BSCFD recorded in the full year of 2024.
According to the report, the simultaneous growth in output and decline in flaring underscores the Commission’s drive to boost production, while advancing its 2030 zero-flare commitment.
“The 7.59 BSCFD daily average also represents a 9.84 percent increase from the 6.91 BSCFD posted in the full year of 2023, which shows a sustained rise in gas production,” it stated.
Despite the increase in output, gas flaring fell to 7.16 per cent in July 2025, down from 7.55 per cent in 2024 and 7.38 per cent in the corresponding period of 2023.
The report noted that the reduction was achieved through programmes such as the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP), the Decarbonisation and Sustainability Blueprint, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and the Upstream Petroleum Decarbonisation Template (UPDT).
On Domestic Gas Delivery Obligation (DGDO), the sector delivered 72.5 per cent in July 2025, up from 71.8 per cent in June. Year-to-date, DGDO performance stood at 72.2 per cent in January, 73.5 per cent in February, 70.8 per cent in March, 73.7 per cent in April, and 73.0 percent in May.
On gas production by contract type, 63 per cent of output came from Marginal Sole Risk (formerly Marginal Fields), while Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) accounted for 24 per cent.
Joint Venture (JV) contracts contributed 10 per cent, and Sole Risk (SR) operators delivered the remaining three per cent.
The report added that, year-to-date as of July 2025, 35.88 per cent of gas production was channelled to export sales, 27.82 per cent to the domestic market, while 29.13 per cent was used for field and plant operations.
Gas-to-Power supply also hit its highest level in three months, with daily deliveries rising by 3.48 per cent month-on-month, from 833.86mmscf/d in June to 862.86mmscf/d in July 2025.
Over the first seven months of 2025, Gas-to-Power supply averaged 780.23mmscf/d in January, 849.37mmscf/d in February, 886.83mmscf/d in March, 886.7mmscf/d in April, 837.64mmscf/d in May, 833.86mmscf/d in June, and 862.86mmscf/d in July.
