Michael Eboh
Dublin, Ireland — Nigeria’s total gas output dipped by 11.48 per cent in September 2025, as oil and gas companies operating in the country produced 150.316 billion standard cubic feet (SCF) of gas in the month, compared with 169.819 billion SCF (BSCF) of gas recorded in August 2025, according to latest data released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).
The NNPCL, in its gas utilisation report for September 2025, stated that the volume of gas produced in the month under review translated to average daily gas output of 5.011 billion SCF, compared with 5.478 billion SCF in August 2025.
The national oil firm disclosed that Associated Gas (AG) accounted for 73.64 per cent of total gas output, with 110.687 billion SCF of gas, while Non-Associated Gas (NAG) accounted for 39.628 billion SCF of gas, representing 26.36 per cent of total gas output in the month under review.
The NNPCL noted that of the total gas produced in the month under review, 138.973 billion SCF, representing 92.45 per cent of total gas output for September 2025, was utilised, while 11.315 billion SCF of gas, representing 7.53 per cent of the month’s total gas output, was flared.
In comparison, the corporation stated that in August 2025, the volume of gas utilised stood at 160.151 billion SCF, while the volume of gas flared in August 2025 stood at 10.16 billion SCF.
Giving a breakdown of total gas utilised in the month under review, the NNPCL reported that 9.516 billion SCF, representing 6.33 per cent of total gas output, was utilised for fuel gas; while 38.761 billion SCF of gas, representing 25.79 per cent of total gas output, was processed and sold by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG);
Escravos Gas to Liquid (EGTL) project utilised 5.552 billion SCF of gas, accounting for 3.69 per cent of total gas output; 2.244 billion SCF of gas was allotted to Natural Gas Liquid (NGL)/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
In addition, 29.487 billion SCF of gas, representing 19.62 per cent of total gas output in the month under review, was utilised for domestic gas by the Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) and others, while 53.411 billion SCF of gas, accounting for 35.53 per cent of the month’s total gas production was reinjected and used as gas lift make-up.
Providing an analysis of gas produced on a company-by-company basis in the month under review, the NNPCL noted that Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited (SEPNU), recorded the highest gas output in the month under review, with 29.184 billion SCF of gas; followed by Renaissance Africa Energy with 22.046 billion SCF of gas.
Chevron Nigeria produced 20.234 billion SCF of gas in the month under review, while TotalEnergies trailed with gas output of 15.008 billion SCF.
Star Deep Water produced 12.723 billion SCF of gas from its Agbami Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel; TotalEnergies Upstream produced 12.201 billion SCF of gas from its Akpo FPSO in the month under review, while Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) recorded gas output of 9.56 billion SCF from its Erha FPSO.
On the other hand, the national oil firm disclosed that the NNPCL Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL) and Seplat Joint Venture and the NEPL and Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) joint venture were the worst offenders, in terms of gas flaring, as both joint venture operations burnt 100 per cent of their total gas output
In addition, Aiteo flared 99 per cent of its 621 million SCF of gas; NEPL flared 223.50 million SCF of gas from its Oil Mining Leases 86 and 88 in August 2025, representing 97 per cent of its total gas output, while Newcross flared 1.037 billion SCF of gas, representing 95 per cent of its total gas output.
Also, Enageed Resources flared 91.87 per cent of its total gas production from OML 148, while Seplat flared 83 per cent of its total gas output.
