Nigeria recorded a slight increase in gas production in May 2026 at 7.93bcf/d, representing a 0.63 percent year-on-year increase from the 7.88bcf/d recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission data has revealed.
BusinessDay’s analysis of the gas production and utilisation report published by the Commission on monday, on a month-on-month basis, gas production declined marginally by 0.12 percent from 7.94bcf/d recorded in April.
However, 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.
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The report showed that of the total volume produced in May, Associated Gas (AG) accounted for 3.96bcf/d, while Non-Associated Gas (NAG) contributed 3.98bcf/d. This indicates that non-associated gas is increasingly carrying its own weight in the production
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