...Losses reach $345.9m Nigeria, Africa’s largest exporter of natural gas, flared 98.8 million standard cubic feet (scf) of natural gas in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, the highest volume recorded in the same period in five years, despite growing environmental and commercialisation concerns and government pledges to curb emissions. Data obtained from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) show that Nigeria lost $345.9 million to the volume of gas flared between January and March 2025, as
...Losses reach $345.9m Nigeria, Africa’s largest exporter of natural gas, flared 98.8 million standard cubic feet (scf) of natural gas in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, the highest volume recorded in the same period in five years, despite growing environmental and commercialisation concerns and government pledges to curb emissions. Data obtained from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) show that Nigeria lost $345.9 million to the volume of gas flared between January and March 2025, as