Michael Eboh
Dublin, Ireland — Nigeria’s gas output dipped by 5.13 per cent to 166.019 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) in August 2024, compared with 175.003 billion standard cubic feet (BSCF) recorded in the month of July 2024, according to gas production data released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).
According to the NNPCL, this translates to an average daily gas production of 5.355 BSCF in August 2024, compared with average daily output of 5.645 BSCF in the previous month.
Giving a breakdown of gas output in the month under review, the NNPCL stated that Associated Gas (AG) output stood at 104.466 BSCF, representing 62.9 per cent of total gas output, while Non-Associated Gas (NAG) production stood at 61.553 BSCF, representing 37.1 per cent of total gas output recorded in the month.
The NNPC further noted that of the country’s total gas output, 163.652 BSCF of gas was utilized in the month under review, tumbling slightly by 0.96 per cent from 165.244 BSCF of gas recorded in the month of July 2024.
In its analysis of the volume of gas utilized in the month under review, the NNPC reported that the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) utilized 67.975 BSCF of the country’s gas output, representing 40.94 per cent of total output; while 14.85 per cent of the total gas output, 24.66 BSCF, was sold in the domestic market.
The NNPCL added that 9.727 BSCF of gas, representing 5.86 per cent of total gas output, was utilized as fuel gas; 5.139 BSCF of gas, representing 3.1 per cent of total output, was utilized by the Escravos Gas to Liquid (EGTL) project; Natural Gas Liquid/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (NGL/LPG) used up 1.996 BSCF of gas, representing 1.2 per cent of total gas output; while gas reinjection and gas lift make-up utilized 46.354 BSCF of gas, representing 27.92 per cent of total gas produced in the month of August.
On the other hand, the NNPC reported that 9.392 BSCF of gas was flared in the month under review, representing six per cent of total gas output, and dropping by 2.38 per cent compared with 9.622 BSCF of gas flared in July 2024.
Furthermore, the national oil firm stated that Shell Nigeria recorded the highest gas production in the month under review, with 40.948 BSCF of gas, followed by TotalEnergies Nigeria, with 21.324 BSCF and Chevron Nigeria with 20.379 BSCF, while Mobil Nigeria recorded gas output of 20.379 BSCF.
The highest offenders in terms of gas flaring in the month under review, according to the report, were the NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL)/Seplat Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) joint venture; Seplat and NEPL-Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) joint venture, flaring 100 per cent of the respective gas outputs.
