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In its 9 September 2026 update, NUPRC said 27 of 43 flare-gas sites originally identified for award had been awarded under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme. The regulator described an evaluation one year after an award and possible revocation where progress is insufficient.
The numbers describe site awards, not 27 operating gas-processing facilities or a measured quantity of avoided flaring. Turning associated gas into saleable supply requires site-specific evidence on flow, composition, treatment, compression and delivery arrangements. The update provides a project-development checkpoint, but no site-level commissioning schedule or verified recovered-gas volumes.