Numbers released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed that Nigeria’s total gas production increased by nearly 8 per cent in 2025, a rise of roughly 198 billion Standard Cubic Feet (Scf), underscoring steady but measured growth in upstream gas supply.
A THISDAY comparison of the commission’s Gas Production Status Reports for 2024 and and 2025 showed that total gas production rose from 2.508 trillion standard cubic feet in 2024 to 2.706 trillion standard cubic feet in 2025. Specifically, the difference of 197.7 billion scf represented a 7.9 per cent increase year on year.
While the rise is material in absolute terms, the underlying data indicated that Nigeria’s gas sector is expanding at a moderate pace, with gains spread unevenly between associated and non-associated gas streams and utilisation broadly keeping pace with supply.
In 2024, the data showed that associated gas production stood at 1.441 trillion scf, accounting for about 57.4 per cent of total gas output. Non-associated gas contributed 1.068 trillion scf, or 42.6 per cent of production. By 2025, associated gas rose marginally to 1.456 trillion scf, while non-associated gas increased more strongly to 1.250 trillion scf.
