NLNG/SEPNU leads as domestic cooking gas supply rises

Nigeria’s domestic cooking gas supply reached a 13-month high in July, but consumers have yet to see prices fall below 1,000 naira per kilogram.

Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority showed total liquefied petroleum gas supply rising to 5,332 tonnes per day in July 2026, from 5,100 tonnes per day in June. NLNG/SEPNU supplied 2,031 tonnes per day by vessel, or about 38% of the total.

Other processing plants supplied 1,513 tonnes per day by truck, while Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied 829 tonnes per day. Imports contributed 959 tonnes per day. Domestic sources therefore supplied 4,373 tonnes per day, about 82% of the total, with imports making up the remaining 18%.

The July figure exceeded the previous levels recorded during the period covered by the regulator’s data. Supply stood at 4,500 tonnes per day in July 2025, rose to 5,000 tonnes in August and fell to 3,900 tonnes in September. It later recovered, reaching 5,200 tonnes in December, 5,100 tonnes in January 2026, 4,500 tonnes in April and 4,100 tonnes in May before rising again.

Prices have declined from a peak of 2,400 naira per kilogram to between 1,300 and 1,600 naira, depending on location, but remain above the 1,000-naira level. NLNG recently accused some marketers of buying gas from the company for 800 to 900 naira per kilogram and reselling it for as much as 2,400 naira. Managing Director Adeleye Falade attributed the spike to supply shortages, artificial scarcity and distribution-chain distortions rather than NLNG’s pricing. He said the retail price should have been between 1,000 and 1,200 naira per kilogram under the NMDPRA recommendation.

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When the product was being sold at N2,400 in the market, guess how much they were selling it to buyers?