DANGOTE SUPPLIED 71% OF NIGERIA’S AUGUST PETROL – NMDPRA REPORT
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By; Sunmola Ganiyat
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied nearly 36 million litres of petrol daily to the Nigerian market in August, accounting for about 71 per cent of the country’s total Premium Motor Spirit receipts, according to data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
The NMDPRA’s August 2026 State of the Midstream and Downstream Sector factsheet showed that domestic petrol receipts increased by 39 per cent, rising from 25.8 million litres per day in July to 35.9 million litres per day in August.
Meanwhile, petrol imports declined by 26 per cent from 19.7 million litres per day to 14.6 million litres per day during the same period.
The figures showed that domestic petrol receipts exceeded imports by 21.3 million litres per day in August.
The regulator also reported that total PMS receipts increased by 11 per cent, from 45.5 million litres per day in July to 50.5 million litres per day in August.
According to the report, the Dangote refinery produced an average of 41.94 million litres of petrol daily during the month. Of this volume, 35.87 million litres were supplied to the domestic market, while 9.73 million litres were exported.
The refinery ended August with 360.4 million litres of petrol in stock, while its average capacity utilisation stood at 105.21 per cent.
The development reflects a changing pattern in Nigeria’s petrol supply as domestic refining capacity expands and reliance on imported refined petroleum products declines.
Despite the increase in petrol supply, recorded domestic consumption fell by 14 per cent, dropping from 48.3 million litres per day in July to 41.5 million litres per day in August. The NMDPRA said its consumption figures were based on volumes trucked into the domestic market.
The regulator also reported a 17 per cent increase in crude oil supplied to domestic refineries, rising from 585,000 barrels per day in July to 683,000 barrels per day in August.
Between January and August 2026, domestic refineries received 137.98 million barrels of crude feedstock. Of this, 109.88 million barrels came from domestic sources, while 28.10 million barrels were imported.
Domestic crude therefore accounted for 79.64 per cent of refinery feedstock during the eight-month period, compared with 20.36 per cent from imported crude.
Petrol stock sufficiency also improved slightly, increasing from 22.4 days in July to 22.9 days in August.
The NMDPRA data further showed an 84 per cent drop in diesel imports, from 7.9 million litres per day in July to 1.3 million litres per day in August. Domestic diesel supply also fell by 16 per cent to 13.2 million litres per day.
Meanwhile, aviation fuel receipts increased by 63 per cent, rising from 1.9 million litres per day to 3.1 million litres per day.
The latest figures indicate a growing contribution from domestic refineries to Nigeria’s petroleum supply, with the Dangote refinery recording significantly higher domestic petrol deliveries than the country’s total petrol imports in August.
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