Nigeria has recorded a major energy milestone as gas flaring dropped to 7.16 per cent in July 2025, despite an increase in daily gas production to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day.

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission made this disclosure in a statement on Saturday.

“The simultaneous growth in output and decline in flaring underscores the Commission’s drive to boost production while advancing its 2030 zero-flare commitment,” the NUPRC stated.

The NUPRC stated that Nigeria’s gas sector has maintained steady growth over the past three years, with daily average output reaching 7.59 BSCFD in July 2025, an 8.58 per cent rise from the 6.99 BSCFD recorded for the full year of 2024.

“The 7.59 BSCFD daily average also represents a 9.84% increase from the 6.91 BSCFD posted in the full year of 2023, which shows a sustained rise in gas production,” the Commission added.

The Commission noted that gas flaring dropped further to 7.16% in July 2025, compared to 7.55% in 2024 and 7.38% in the same period of 2023, despite rising production levels.

It said the decline underscores its commitment to eliminating routine flaring by 2030, adding that initiatives such as the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme are central to this effort.

The Commission added that other key initiatives include the development of a Decarbonisation and Sustainability Blueprint, the promotion of Carbon Capture and Storage, and the integration of sustainability into project planning through the Upstream Petroleum Decarbonisation Template.

On Domestic Gas Delivery Obligation, performance rose to 72.5 per cent in July 2025 from 71.8 per cent in June.

Commission data shows DGDO stood at 72.2 per cent in January, increased to 73.5% in February, dipped to 70.8 per cent in March, before recovering to 73.7 per cent in April and 73.0 per cent in May.

On gas production by contract type, the Commission reported that Marginal Sole Risk operations (formerly Marginal Fields) contributed the largest share at 63 per cent during the review period. Production Sharing Contracts, accounted for 24 per cent, Joint Ventures, supplied 10 per cent while Sole Risk operators provided the remaining 3 per cent.

“Gas utilisation data shows that, year-to-date as of July 2025, 35.88% of production was channelled to export sales, 27.82% was supplied to the domestic market, while 29.13% was utilised for field and plant operations (own use). Companies deployed gas mainly for in-house purposes such as fuel, gas lifting, and reinjection for pressure maintenance,” NUPRC said.