Michael Eboh
Dublin, Ireland — Nigeria’s total gas output rose by 11.5 per cent to 175.003 billion standard cubic feet of gas (BSCF) in July 2024, from 156.952 BSCF of gas recorded in June 2024, according to latest data released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).
In a report on the production and utilisation of the country’s gas data, the NNPCL disclosed that 111.153 BSCF of gas, representing 63.5 per cent of total output, was from associated gas (AG), while 63.851 BSCF of gas, representing 36.5 per cent of total output was from non-associated gas (NAG).
The NNPCL added that 94.5 per cent of the total gas output for the month of July, 165.217 BSCF, was utilised, 12 per cent higher than the 147.634 BSCF of gas utilised in the previous month.
The total gas utilised in July comprised 10.138 BSCF for fuel gas; 69.427 BSCF utilized by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG); and 6.78 BSCF of gas utilised by the Escravos Gas-to-Liquid (EGTL) project.
In addition, the NNPCL reported that 2.273 BSCF of gas was used for Natural Gas Liquid/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (NGL/LPG); 24.162 BSCF of gas was sold in the domestic market by the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) and others; while 52.436 BSCF was used for gas re-injection and gas lift make-up.
The national oil firm disclosed that 9.565 BSCF of gas, representing five per cent of the country’s total gas output was flared in July, rising by 3.26 per cent from the 9.263 BSCF of gas flared in the previous month.
Giving a breakdown of gas produced by different companies in the petroleum industry, the NNPCL reported that Shell Nigeria in the Joint Venture segment recorded the highest output of 42.9 BSCF of gas; followed by Mobil Nigeria with 24.325 BSCF of gas; Chevron Nigeria 23.528 BSCF and TotalEnergies Nigeria 21.006 BSCF of gas.
The corporation further stated that NNPC Exploration and Production Limited/Seplat Petroleum Development Company (NEPL/SPDC) Joint Venture, Seplat, and NEPL-Chevron Nigeria (NEPL-CNL) joint venture, were the worst offender in terms of gas flaring in the month under review, with each of the companies flaring 100 per cent of their total gas output.
In addition, NEPL flared 97 per cent of its total gas output from Oil Mining Leases (OML) 86 and 88 in the month under review; followed by Enageed Petroleum flared 95.83 per cent of its total gas output; while Antan Producing Limited flared 65.7 per cent of its gas output
