Nigeria’s Gas Production Hits Daily Average of 7.59Billion SCF – NUPRC

… As Gas Flare Hits Three-Year Low Of 7.16%

Nigeria daily gas production rose to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD) with gas flaring dropping to 7.16% in July 2025,  the industry regulator has said .

According to Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission the simultaneous growth in output and decline in flaring underscores the its drive to boost production while advancing its 2030 zero-flare commitment.

Nigeria’s gas industry has sustained steady growth over the past three years, with daily average production hitting 7.59 BSCFD in July 2025. This marks an 8.58% increase compared to the 6.99 BSCFD recorded in 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.

Despite an increase in production, the Commission also reported a continued reduction in gas flaring, which fell to 7.16% in July 2025, down from 7.55% in 2024 and 7.38% in the corresponding period of 2023.

However, activists argue that enforcement is weak, and penalties are too low to deter oil companies from flaring gas and the devastating impact of gas flaring, highlights severe environmental, health, and economic consequences of the hapless communities in the Niger Delta .