Nigeria and the global LNG Surge 2026-2030

    Paul Igbinoba | Insights | Feb 16, 2026    
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The overall purpose of this article is to draw attention once again to the global surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and demand in the next five years and throw a challenge to Nigeria‘s gas sector managers for a policy response. It is a follow-up to my article of January 19, 2026 titled, “Update on the global natural gas and LNG market.” That article ended with a long concluding paragraph, which started thus: “The bottom-line of this article is: how does Nigeria take an advantageous position in monetizing its huge natural gas deposits both for domestic use and export? What can we learn from the aggressive expansion of liquefaction facilities in the United States and Qatar, especially?” That article also contained some factual errors which I regret and want to use the opportunity of this follow-up article to correct: The current capacity of Nigeria LNG is 22 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) and not 23 mtpa; and its Train 7 is expected to add 8 mtpa and not 7 mtpa. Also, the abandoned LNG project in the eastern Niger Delta region is Brass LNG and not Bonny LNG.

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