In keeping with its mandate, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, is committed to improving upstream sector performance, enhancing the growth of oil and gas reserves, and ensuring stable production for shared prosperity via operationalisation of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021 (PIA), and implementation of the strategic pillars of the Commission.
The commission’s spokes person, Eniola Akinkuotu, reaffirmed the commitment, in a press release on the Nation’s Annual Oil and Gas Reserves.
According to him,
the Nation’s oil, condensate, associated gas, and non-associated gas reserves as of January 1st, 2026, are:
2P Crude Oil and Condensate reserves stand at 31.09 Billion Barrels and 5.92 Billion Barrels, respectively, amounting to a total of 37.01 Billion Barrels
2P Associated Gas (AG) and Non-Associated Gas (NAG) reserves stand at 100.21 Trillion Cubic Feet (TCF) and 114.98 TCF, respectively, resulting in total Gas reserves of 215.19 TCF.
The Reserves Life Index is 59 Years and 85 Years for Oil and Gas, respectively.
The reason for the slight change in 1.1.2026 oil and condensate reserves by 0.74% is attributable to production in 2025 and reserves update due to field performance and technical evaluation based on subsurface studies.
The reason for the increase in 1.1.2026 AG and NAG reserves by 2.21% is largely because reserves update is based on discoveries and the result of robust reservoir studies.
Mr. Akinkuotu quoted the Commission’s Chief, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as saying “Consequently, and in furtherance of the provisions of Chapter 1, Part III, Section 7 (g), (i), (j), (k), (m), (q), (r) and other powers enabling me in this
respect, I, Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Commission Chief Executive, hereby declare the Total Oil and Condensate reserves of 37.01 Billion Barrels and Total Gas reserves of 215.19 Trillion Cubic Feet as the official National Petroleum Reserves Position as of 1st January 2026″.
