Domestic gas sales climbed to 2.18 billion standard cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in May as total production reached 7.93bcf/d, data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has shown.
According to the Gas Production and Utilisation report released on Monday, the rise in local off-take, which now accounts for about 26.6 per cent of utilisation, comes amid a modest year‑on‑year increase in output and a drop in export volumes, underscoring a shift toward meeting growing power and industrial demand under Nigeria’s national gas agenda.
Nigeria’s gas production rose to 7.93bcf/d in May 2026, representing a 0.63 per cent year-on-year increase from the 7.88bcf/d recorded in the corresponding period of 2025.
A breakdown of May’s production data shows that Associated Gas (AG) accounted for 3.96bcf/d, while Non-Associated Gas (NAG) contributed 3.98bcf/d.
This indicated that non-associated gas is increasingly carrying its own weight in the production mix and reflects the maturation of dedicated gas development initiatives.
On a month-on-month basis, gas production declined marginally by 0.12 per cent from 7.94bcf/d recorded in April.
Over the past five months, gas production has maintained a positive trajectory, rising from 7.80bcf/d in January to 7.81bcf/d in February, 7.85bcf/d in March, and 7.94bcf/d in April.
In terms of gas utilisation during the period, export sales declined from 4.13bcf/d to 3.07bcf/d, accounting for 40 per cent of total production. Meanwhile, sales to the domestic market increased from 2.03bcf/d to 2.18bcf/d, representing 26.6 per cent of total gas utilisation.
The increase in domestic sales reflects ongoing efforts to meet local supply obligations.
As the power, industrial, and gas-based manufacturing sectors continue to expand under the national gas agenda, the potential for further growth remains significant.
Further analysis shows that 2.11bcf/d, representing 26.5 per cent of total production, was allocated to own-use, while 0.57bcf/d, or 6.9 per cent, was flared, underscoring the country’s commitment to ending routine gas flaring by 2030.
Year-to-date production remained firm at an average of 7.87Bscf/d, up from 7.82Bscf/d recorded in the first quarter (Q1), and increased further to 7.94Bscf/d across April and May 2026.
