NNPC Targets Additional 1.8bcf/d Gas Supply in 2026
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced plans to increase domestic gas supply by an additional 1.8 billion cubic feet per day in 2026 as part of efforts to meet growing demand across key sectors of the economy.
The disclosure was made during a media engagement with the Nigeria Guild of Editors in Abuja, where the company outlined details of its Gas Master Plan 2026.
Under the plan, two of its subsidiaries are projected to deliver significant incremental volumes this year. NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services is expected to contribute about 1.496 billion cubic feet per day, while Nigerian Exploration and Production Limited is projected to add approximately 223.6 million standard cubic feet per day.
According to documents presented by the corporate communications team led by Andy Odeh, the initiative is central to Nigeria’s ambition of ramping up gas supply to 10 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030.
The company stated that rising consumption across liquefied natural gas exports, electricity generation, industrial clusters and compressed natural gas usage underscores the urgency of the plan. It described the master plan as a strategic blueprint aligned with the Federal Government’s gas development agenda.
The governance structure for implementation features multidisciplinary teams covering subsurface operations, facilities management, planning, commercial strategy, legal matters and communications.
The framework is designed to ensure coordination across business units, accelerate project execution and maintain delivery momentum.
Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bayo Ojulari, said the strategy is anchored on commercial viability and disciplined execution, with the goal of positioning Nigeria as a competitive global gas hub.
He noted that the roadmap is intended to support a presidential production target of 20 billion cubic feet per day by 2027 and 12 billion cubic feet per day by 2030, while unlocking over 60 billion dollars in fresh investments across the oil and gas value chain within the decade.
To realise these objectives, the company identified several critical enablers, including sustained domestic and international demand, strong governance oversight, alignment with joint venture partners, access to financing based on bankable projects, attractive fiscal incentives for deepwater gas investments and reforms in the power sector to strengthen the gas to power value chain.
NNPC also disclosed that a dedicated implementation assurance team will oversee execution of the Corporate Master Plan.
The structure provides for direct engagement with asset operators, centralised monitoring of projects and streamlined coordination with executive leadership.
As part of the development strategy, the Gas Master Plan adopts a hub based model that clusters assets according to defined criteria. A ranking exercise has identified 23 priority hubs expected to drive the bulk of Nigeria’s gas supply expansion in the short to medium term.
