Dangote Refinery reportedly supplied 71% of Nigeria’s Petrol in August.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied an average of 35.87 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, to the Nigerian market daily in August 2026, accounting for about 71 per cent of the country’s total petrol receipts.
The latest data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) showed a significant shift towards locally refined petrol during the month, as domestic supplies increased while imports declined.
According to the NMDPRA’s August 2026 State of the Midstream and Downstream Sector factsheet, total daily PMS receipts rose by 11 per cent from 45.5 million litres in July to 50.5 million litres in August.
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Domestic PMS 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.
In contrast, petrol imports fell by 26 per cent, from 19.7 million litres per day in July to 14.6 million litres per day in August.
As a result, domestic petrol receipts exceeded imports by 21.3 million litres per day during the month.
The NMDPRA stated that PMS consumption also declined by 14 per cent, from 48.3 million litres per day in July to 41.5 million litres per day in August, with consumption measured based on volumes trucked into the domestic market.
Dangote refinery output
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery produced an average of 41.94 million litres of PMS daily in August, according to the regulator.
Of this volume, 35.87 million litres per day were supplied to the domestic market, while 9.73 million litres per day were exported. The refinery ended the month with 360.4 million litres of PMS in stock.
Its average capacity utilisation was recorded at 105.21 per cent during the month.
The August performance represents a sharp recovery from July, when the refinery supplied 25.8 million litres of petrol daily to the domestic market.
The increased domestic supply comes as Nigeria continues to expand local refining capacity and reduce its reliance on imported petroleum products.
Crude supply to refineries rises
The NMDPRA data also showed an increase in crude oil supplied to domestic refineries.
Crude oil receipts rose by 17 per cent 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 feedstock. Of this, 109.88 million barrels, or 79.64 per cent, came from domestic crude, while 28.10 million barrels, representing 20.36 per cent, were imported seaborne crude.
Petrol stock sufficiency also improved marginally, rising from 22.4 days in July to 22.9 days in August.
Other petroleum products
The regulator reported a sharp decline in Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel, imports.
AGO imports fell by 84 per cent, from 7.9 million litres per day in July to 1.3 million litres per day in August. Domestic AGO supply also declined 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 in July to 3.1 million litres per day in August.
The August figures point to a changing structure in Nigeria’s petroleum market, with locally refined petrol accounting for an increasingly larger share of domestic supply while imports declined.
For PMS, the Dangote refinery alone supplied 35.87 million litres daily to the domestic market in August, compared with total petrol imports of 14.6 million litres per day.
