By Ayomide Otitoju
Nigeria’s supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, to the domestic market averaged 5.2 thousand metric tonnes per day in December 2025, marking the highest monthly level recorded during the year.
According to a fact sheet on the midstream and downstream sector for December 2025 released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the increase was driven by improved market logistics and heightened demand during the festive peak consumption period.
An analysis of the data showed that domestic producers—including Nigeria LNG (NLNG), Dangote Refinery and other gas processing plants across the country—supplied about 3.7 thousand metric tonnes per day, representing roughly 71 per cent of total LPG availability. However, domestic output in December remained below the year’s peak levels of 4.5 thousand mt/d recorded in July and 4.4 thousand mt/d in August 2025.
Importers accounted for the remaining 1.5 thousand mt/d, or about 29 per cent of total supply. LPG imports during the period declined slightly from 1.6 thousand mt/d recorded in November to 1.5 thousand mt/d in December, reflecting a continued reduction in import dependence.
The data further showed that average daily LPG consumption in December 2025 stood at 4,380 metric tonnes, with retail prices ranging between ₦1,120 and ₦1,600 per kilogram.
On the upstream side, the NMDPRA reported strong performance across key gas facilities. NLNG Trains 1–6, with a combined design capacity of 3.5 billion standard cubic feet per day (Bscf/d), recorded an average utilisation rate of 82.67 per cent, supported by the Gbaran-Ubie Gas Plant (capacity of 1.259 Bscf/d), which achieved 86.36 per cent utilisation.
Additional supply came from the MPNU BRT facility (0.690 Bscf/d), Escravos Gas Plant (38.71 per cent utilisation), Soku Gas Plant (0.600 Bscf/d, 105.69 per cent utilisation), and Obite Gas Plant (0.554 Bscf/d, 53.15 per cent utilisation), further strengthening gas availability to the domestic market.
