The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has unveiled plans to increase gas supply by an additional 1.8 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) in 2026 to meet rising domestic demand, officials said in Abuja while hosting members of the Nigeria Guild of Editors.
NNPC subsidiaries—NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services and Nigerian Exploration and Production Limited—are expected to contribute 1.496 bcf/d and 223.6 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) respectively. The increase forms part of the Gas Master Plan (GMP) 2026, which provides a roadmap to achieve national gas production targets of 10 bcf/d by 2027 and 12 bcf/d by 2030.
Rising demand across liquefied natural gas (LNG), power generation, industrial parks, and compressed natural gas (CNG) has made the expansion critical. NNPC Group Managing Director, Bayo Ojulari, said the plan also aims to catalyse over $60 billion in investments across the oil and gas value chain by 2030.
Ojulari highlighted the need for strong governance, alignment among industry partners, access to funding, competitive fiscal incentives, and power sector reforms to strengthen the gas-to-power value chain. The plan adopts a hub-based development model, identifying 23 high-potential gas hubs expected to drive production growth in the short to medium term.
