Middle East & Africa Production

Nigerian gas production is set to rise in 2017 and 2018, driven partly by the country’s focus on non-associated gas.

Nigeria is gradually shifting its focus to non-associated gas to reduce its reliance on gas associated with oil. The country recently completed the second phase of its non-associated gas plant at Utorogu. The second phase can process 4.25 million cubic metres per day (MMcm/d), equal to around 4% of the country’s marketed gas production in 2016.

The growing prospect of Nigeria joining the OPEC-led effort to curb...