Nigeria’s total daily supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, to the local market averaged 5.2 thousand metric tonnes per day in December 2025, marking the highest monthly level recorded in a given 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 in supply was driven by improved market logistics and heightened demand during the festive peak consumption period.
Data analysis showed that domestic producers, including NLNG, Dangote Refinery, and other gas processing plants across the country, contributed 3.7 thousand mt/d, or about 71% of total supply.
Domestic output in December 2025 stood at 3.7 thousand metric tonnes per day, slightly below the peak of 4.5 thousand mt/d recorded in July and the 4.4 thousand mt/d achieved in August 2025.
Importers, previously dominant players, supplied the remaining 1.5 thousand mt/d, representing roughly 29% of December’s total. Cooking gas imports during the period declined slightly from 1.6 thousand mt/d in November to 1.5 thousand mt/d in December, reflecting reduced reliance on imports.
The NMDPRA further reported that average daily LPG consumption in December 2025 was 4,380 metric tonnes per day, with retail prices ranging from ₦1,120 to ₦1,600 per KG.
Upstream operations showed strong performance, with NLNG Trains 1–6 (design capacity of 3.5 Bscf/day) recording an 82.67% utilisation rate. This was supported by the Gbaran-Ubie Gas Plant (capacity 1.259 Bscf/day), which achieved 86.36% utilisation.
Additional contributions came from MPNU BRT (0.690 Bscf/day), Escravos Gas Plant (38.71% utilisation), Soku Gas Plant (0.600 Bscf/day, 105.69% utilisation), and Obite Gas Plant (0.554 Bscf/day, 53.15% utilisation).