Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced plans to increase gas supply by an additional 1.8 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in 2026 as part of efforts to meet rising domestic demand and strengthen the country’s energy security.
The company disclosed this in Abuja while hosting members of the Nigeria Guild of Editors, noting that its subsidiaries, NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services and Nigerian Exploration and Production Limited are projected to raise production by 1.496bcf/d and 223.6 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) respectively within the year.
Data from the Gas Master Plan 2026 presented during the engagement indicate that the expansion will support Nigeria’s ambition to deliver 10bcf/d by 2027 and 12bcf/d by 2030, positioning gas as a central pillar of the nation’s energy transition strategy.
Officials said increasing demand across sectors such as liquefied natural gas, power generation, industrial parks, and compressed natural gas has made the supply boost imperative.
They added that the master plan provides a structured roadmap for achieving the Federal Government’s gas development objectives.
Speaking on the initiative, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Bayo Ojulari, said the programme aligns with the presidential mandate to expand production and unlock investment across the oil and gas industry.
“The plan is designed to deliver the presidential mandate of increasing national production to 10bcf/d by 2027 and 12bcf/d by 2030, while catalysing over $60 billion in new investments across the oil and gas value chain by 2030,” he stated.
Ojulari identified critical enablers for achieving the targets, including sustained global and domestic demand, robust governance structures, stronger alignment among industry partners, and improved financing through bankable gas projects.
He also stressed the importance of competitive fiscal incentives to attract deepwater investments and reforms in the power sector to reinforce the gas-to-power value chain.
NNPC further explained that the Gas Master Plan adopts a hub-based development model designed to cluster gas assets strategically to optimise production and infrastructure.
The company revealed that a hub-ranking exercise has already identified 23 high-potential hubs expected to drive Nigeria’s gas supply growth in the short to medium term.
