Domestic producers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly known as cooking gas, exported thousands of metric tonnes of the product and its derivatives between January and May 2026 despite rising prices and supply shortages in Nigeria, a presentation by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has revealed.
Data presented by the Authority Chief Executive of the NMDPRA, Mr Rabiu Umar, at the “Gas Emergency Meeting with Stakeholders on Rising Prices of LPG” showed that local production significantly exceeded domestic supply during the period, with the excess volumes exported as either LPG or propane.
The document, analysed by our correspondent on Sunday, showed that Nigeria produced 5,190 metric tonnes of LPG per day in January but supplied only 5,115MT to the domestic market, leaving a balance of 75.73MT.
In February, production rose sharply to 6,451MT per day, while domestic supply fell to 4,084MT, leaving an exportable balance of 2,367.17MT. Similarly,
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