Nigeria’s total daily supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG to the local market averaged 5.2 thousand metric tonnes per day in December 2025, marking the highest monthly level recorded. The figure was contained in a fact sheet on the midstream and downstream sector for December 2025 released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority NMDPRA.
According to the regulator, the increase in supply was driven by improved market logistics and heightened demand during the peak consumption period. The authority said these factors combined to support stronger product movement and availability across the domestic market.
Analysis of the data showed that domestic producers, including Nigeria LNG NLNG, Dangote Refinery Dangote Refinery, and other gas processing plants operating across the country, supplied 3.7 thousand metric tonnes per day, representing about 71 percent of total LPG supply in December. Domestic output for the month stood at 3.7 thousand metric tonnes per day, lower than the peak of 4.5 thousand metric tonnes per day recorded in July and the 4.4 thousand metric tonnes per day achieved in August 2025.
Importers supplied the remaining 1.5 thousand metric tonnes per day, accounting for roughly 29 percent of total supply. Cooking gas importation declined slightly compared to November, when imports averaged 1.6 thousand metric tonnes per day, reflecting reduced dependence on external supply.
On the demand side, NMDPRA data showed that average daily LPG consumption in December 2025 stood at 4,380 metric tonnes per day, while retail prices ranged between ₦1120 and ₦1,600 per kilogram.
The fact sheet also reported strong upstream performance, with NLNG Trains 1–6 operating at an 82.67 percent utilisation rate, supported by the Gbaran-Ubie Gas Plant at 86.36 percent utilisation. Additional supply came from MPNU BRT, Escravos Gas Plant, Soku Gas Plant,
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