Nigeria dedicates 100% LPG production to domestic market
The Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Mr Adeleye Falade, has revealed that 100% of the country’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, is dedicated to
The Managing Director of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Mr Adeleye Falade, has revealed that 100% of the country's Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, is dedicated to the domestic market.
According to him, the restriction of gas to the domestic market is due to the significant expansion of demand, not to a decline in production.
“Today, 100 percent of our LPG production is dedicated to the domestic market—not due to reduced output, but because demand has expanded significantly,” he said.
He spoke while leading an NLNG delegation on a courtesy visit to the Commission in Abuja.
He stressed the centrality of upstream collaboration to sustaining gas supply.
Falade highlighted NLNG’s domestic LPG strategy as a deliberate market-shaping intervention.
Looking ahead, he noted that “Train 7, expected to come on stream next year, will increase our production capacity by about 35 percent, positioning us to scale both domestic supply and export volumes.”
Meanwhile, the Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs Oritsemeyewa Eyesan, reaffirmed the NUPRC’s commitment to enabling a business-friendly environment and advancing the Federal Government’s gas agenda.
Receiving the NLNG delegation, Eyesan described the visit as timely, noting that the Commission has accelerated reforms since December to align regulatory processes as stipulated in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).
“We are deliberately repositioning the Commission as a business enabler,” she said, adding, “Through our monthly stakeholder engagements, we X-ray industry performance and resolve issues proactively to ensure they do not escalate.”
The NUPRC boss reiterated the administration’s responsiveness to the oil and gas sector, linking it to improved investor confidence and increased final investment decisions.
Eyesan added that “the Decade of Gas is not aspirational; it is a practical framework for expanding domestic utilisation while strengthening export capacity.”
Calling for deeper industry alignment, she said, “As government continues to be responsive, operators must demonstrate reciprocity through performance, compliance, and investment discipline.”
