The regulatory agency said the growth in supply was driven by both domestic production and imports from international markets. The November report, released yesterday, also highlighted a significant rise in national consumption, which jumped 44.5 per cent to 52.1 million litres per day, compared with 28.9 million litres per day in October. This left the country with a surplus of approximately 37.4 million litres.
NMDPRA attributed the surge primarily to strategic imports by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) aimed at boosting reserves and ensuring adequate supply during the peak demand season, including end-of-year festivities. The agency also noted that previous low supplies in September and October, coupled with a spillover of twelve vessels initially scheduled for October, contributed to the higher November volumes.
Domestic refineries supplied 17.1 million litres per day during the month. However, state-owned facilities—including Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries—remained shut, recording no production.
Gas Supply Also Records Uptick
On the gas front, average daily supply increased to 4.684 billion standard cubic feet (bscf) per day in November from 3.94 bscf in October. Nigeria LNG Trains 1-6 maintained a steady output of 3.5 bscf per day, with plant utilisation rising slightly to 73.7 per cent from 71.68 per cent.
Other gas processing hubs also reported improvements. Gbaran Ubie Gas Plant processed 1.25 bscf per day at 71.21 per cent utilisation, while MPNU Bonny River Terminal handled 0.69 bscf daily. Escravos Gas Plant recorded 0.68 bscf per day at 62 per cent utilisation, and Soku Gas Plant led the sector, processing 0.6 bscf daily at nearly full capacity of 96.84 per cent.
Supply to the power sector increased marginally to 0.645 bscf per day, while commercial hubs rose to 0.581 bscf per day from 0.522 bscf in October. The report showed the power sector remains the largest consumer, followed by commercial operations and gas-based industries.
Exports also remained strong, with Nigeria LNG Limited averaging 101,555 cubic metres of LNG daily—equivalent to 45,966 metric tonnes—while natural gas exports through the West African Gas Pipeline averaged 0.121 bscf per day.
The NMDPRA report underscores a marked improvement in both fuel and gas availability, signaling a relatively stable energy supply as Nigeria heads into the year-end peak demand period.