By Dickson Pat
Nigeria’s gas output dropped by 12.54% to 169.823 billion standard cubic feet ,SCF, of gas in August 2025, compared with 194.179 billion SCF of gas recorded in July 2025, latest data released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited ,NNPCL, had revealed.
In its August 2025 gas production report, the NNPCL stated that the total volume of gas produced in the month under review, translated to an average of 5.478 billion SCF ,BSCF, per day, down from 6.264 BSCF per day recorded in July 2025.
Giving a breakdown of gas production in the month under review, the NNPCL noted that 110.606 billion SCF of gas, representing 65.13% of total gas output for the month was Associated Gas ,AG, while Non-Associated Gas ,NAG, output for the month was 59.217 BSCF, representing 34.87% of total gas production in the month.
Furthermore, the national oil firm stated that 159.288 billion SCF of gas was utilised in August 2025, representing 93.8% of total gas output, and dropping by 12.7% , compared with 182.462 billion SCF of gas utilised in July 2025.
On the other hand, 10.431 billion SCF of gas was flared in the month under review, representing 6.14% of total gas produced in the month, the volume of gas flared was 10.36% lower than the 11.636 billion SCF of gas flared in July 2025.
Giving a breakdown of gas utilised in August 2025, the NNPCL reported that 9.409 billion SCF of gas, representing 5.54% of total gas output, was utilised for fuel gas; 57.754 billion SCF of gas, representing 34.01% of total gas production, was used by the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas ,NLNG; while Escravos Gas to Liquid ,EGTL, project utilised 8.182 billion SCF of gas, representing 4.82% of total gas output.
Natural Gas Liquid/Liquefied Petroleum Gas ,NGL/LPG, utilised 2.21 billion SCF of gas in the month under review, accounting for 1.3% of total gas output; 27.178 billion SCF of gas was sold in the domestic market, accounting for 16% of total gas production; while 54.555 billion SCF of gas, representing 32.12% of total gas output was reinjected and used as gas lift make-up.
Providing an analysis of gas produced on a company-by-company basis, the NNPCL reported that Renaissance Africa Energy recorded the highest gas output in the month under review, with 40.053 billion SCF of gas; followed by Seplat Energy Producing Nigeria Unlimited ,SEPNU, with 27.438 billion SCF of gas.
Chevron Nigeria produced 22.409 billion SCF of gas in the month under review, while TotalEnergies trailed with gas output of 15.884 billion SCF.
Star Deep Water produced 14.282 billion SCF of gas from its Agbami Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading ,FPSO, vessel; TotalEnergies Upstream produced 11.614 billion SCF of gas from its Akpo FPSO in the month under review, while Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited ,EEPNL, recorded gas output of 9.539 billion SCF from its Erha FPSO.
On the contrary, the national oil firm disclosed that the joint venture between NNPCL Exploration and Production Limited ,NEPL, and Seplat emerged the worst offender in terms of gas flaring, as the joint venture partners burnt 100% of their total gas output
Also, the NEPL and Chevron Nigeria Limited ,CNL, joint venture flared all of their 75 million SCF of gas produced in the month under review; while NEPL flared 323.59 million SCF of gas from its Oil Mining Leases 86 and 88 in August 2025, representing 98% of its total gas output.
In addition, Enageed Resources flared 92.26% of its total gas production, while Seplat flared 86 per cent of its total gas output
In a similar vein, the Federal Government had earlier summoned the management of Nigeria LNG Limited, Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria, Saipem Nigeria Limited, and the National Association of Plant Operators, NAPO, over alleged fraudulent deductions and non-remittance of workers’ Pay-As-You-Earn, PAYE, taxes in the ongoing NLNG Train 7 project in Bonny, Rivers State.
The summon, issued by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, followed a petition by the affected construction workers, accusing the contractors of “abusive trade practices” in handling tax deductions from employees’ salaries.
According to a letter dated October 21, 2025, signed by the Director of Trade Union Services and Industrial Relations, Falonipe Amos, the Minister of Labour and Employment directed all parties to appear for a conciliation meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja.
“Based on this apprehension by the Honourable Minister, both parties are requested to maintain status quo pending the outcome of the meeting”, the letter stated.
The Ministry’s intervention comes amid rising tension among workers under the National Association of Plant Operators, NAPO, who accused Daewoo and its partners of deducting taxes without proper remittance to relevant government authorities.
According to the petition, the deductions span several months and allegedly involve multiple categories of staff at the multi-billion-dollar Train 7 project site, a flagship expansion effort expected to boost Nigeria’s LNG production capacity.
A source close to the Ministry said the government viewed the case as a “serious industrial infraction” with potential implications for worker welfare, project stability, and fiscal transparency.
In a reaction, Comrade Harold I. Benstowe, NAPO President General, commended the Minister of Labour and Employment for taking prompt action to address the grievances of the affected workers.
