The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has unveiled a Gas Swap Framework in a bid to close Nigeria’s domestic gas supply gap.
This comes as Nigeria’s average Domestic Gas Delivery Obligation (DGDO) performance has risen to 2.05 billion cubic feet (Bcf) daily, year-to-date ending June 2026.
The Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyewa Eyesan, made this known at the recently concluded stakeholders’ workshop on Gas Swap Framework for Domestic Gas Delivery Obligation (DGDO), held in Abuja.
According to a statement by the Head, Media and Corporate Communications, NUPRC, Eniola Akinkuotu, the workshop was organised to deepen stakeholders’ understanding of the proposed framework as a practical mechanism to support compliance with the DGDO and to obtain industry input.
Eyesan, who was represented by the Executive Commissioner, Development and Production, Engineer Enorense Amadasu, emphasized that DGDO remains one of the regulatory agency’s most crucial instruments for ensuring that locally produced natural gas directly powers the Nigerian economy.
Providing an industry performance update, the CCE disclosed that out of approximately 63 producing companies, 27 were allocated DGDO, but only 23 of those allottees are actively supplying gas to domestic customers.
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Further data revealed that average domestic gas delivery stood at 2.05 Bcf/d against a 7C1 DGDO allocation of 3.16 Bcf/d, representing a compliance level of about 65%.
“The YTD June 2026 data, however, shows that a broader allocation base does not automatically translate into actual delivery,” Mrs. Eyesan stated.
“This delivery gap underscores the need for practical, innovative, and market-responsive solutions that protect the integrity of the obligation while enabling real physical delivery of gas to domestic users. It is in this context that the proposed Gas Swap Framework becomes especially important.”
The Gas Swap Framework Solution
The Commission Chief Executive explained that the Gas Swap Framework provides a practical way for operators whose gas is stranded or difficult to evacuate to still meet their domestic delivery obligations by working through operators that have the necessary infrastructure to deliver gas where it is needed.
“With the right commitment and implementation, the framework will help turn obligation into actual supply, make better use of existing assets, support gas-to-power delivery, and build greater confidence in Nigeria’s domestic gas market,” Mrs. Eyesan added.
The initiative is expected to remove infrastructure bottlenecks that have historically hindered domestic gas delivery despite rising production, while advancing the Federal Government’s gas commercialisation agenda. The framework represents a market-responsive solution designed to address logistical constraints preventing some producers from meeting their obligations.
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