By Olakunle Oke
Gas deliveries to Nigeria’s power sector climbed to their highest level in three months, averaging 862.86 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCF/D) in July 2025, according to fresh data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
The July figure reflects a 3.48 per cent month-on-month increase from June’s 833.86 MMSCF/D and marks the strongest supply since April.
A breakdown of the monthly data shows that gas supply to power was 780.23 MMSCF/D in January, increased to 849.37 MMSCF/D in February, and rose further to 886.83 MMSCF/D and 886.7 MMSCF/D in March and April, respectively. Deliveries for May, June, and July averaged 837.64 MMSCF/D, 833.86 MMSCF/D, and 862.86 MMSCF/D, demonstrating improved stability in supply to the power sector.
Figures on gas utilisation for the first seven months of 2025 revealed that 35.88 per cent of total production was exported, 27.8 per cent channelled to the domestic market, and 29.13 per cent used for field and plant operations, which include fuel use, gas lifting, and reinjection to maintain reservoir pressure.
Performance on the Domestic Gas Delivery Obligation (DGDO) rose to 72.5 per cent in July from 71.8 per cent in June. DGDO performance earlier in the year was 72.2 per cent in January, climbed to 73.5 per cent in February, dropped to 70.8 per cent in March, and recovered to 73.7 per cent and 73.0 per cent in April and May, respectively.
By contract type, Marginal Sole Risk operators, formerly classified as Marginal Fields, produced 63 per cent of Nigeria’s gas output. Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) contributed 24 per cent, Joint Ventures (JVs) accounted for 10 per cent, and Sole Risk operators delivered 3 per cent.
The report further pointed to a consistent decline in gas flaring, which stood at 7.16 per cent in July 2025, down from 7.55 per cent in 2024 and 7.38 per cent in the same period of 2023.
NUPRC reiterated its pledge to end routine flaring by 2030. It said it has intensified the implementation of the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) and introduced a decarbonisation and sustainability strategy. Additional initiatives include supporting Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects and applying the Upstream Petroleum Decarbonisation Template (UPDT) to embed sustainability in project development.
The Commission said these measures would curb environmental damage while unlocking greater gas utilisation to drive power generation and industrial development.