FG to audit LPG market as import hits 26,700MT amid export by Chevron
Nigeria is facing a severe LPG supply shortage, prompting the government to audit the market and increase import permits. Despite being a major gas producer, domestic supply is constrained because companies like Chevron continue to export their output.
Why it matters
The supply crisis is forcing citizens to return to charcoal, leading to increased deforestation and highlighting structural failures in energy policy.
Three years after appointing a special Minister for Petroleum (Gas) and declaring a decade of gas, Nigeria’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market has come under renewed strain as imports surged to a record 26,700 metric tonnes within the first 19 days of June.
The report relies on official data and regulatory statements to describe a logistical and policy-driven economic issue.
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