The Dangote Petroleum Refinery accounted for about 71 per cent of petrol supplied to the Nigerian market in August, as domestic refining continued to take a larger share of the country’s fuel supply.
Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority showed that the refinery supplied an average of 35.87 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, to the domestic market each day during the month.
The figures were contained in the regulator’s August 2026 State of the Midstream and Downstream Sector report.
Overall, domestic petrol supply increased by 39 per cent to 35.9 million litres per day in August, compared with 25.8 million litres per day in July.
At the same time, petrol imports dropped by 26 per cent from 19.7 million litres per day to 14.6 million litres per day.
This meant locally supplied petrol exceeded imported volumes by 21.3 million litres per day during the month.
The regulator also recorded an 11 per cent increase in total petrol receipts, from 45.5 million litres per day in July to 50.5 million litres per day in August.
The Dangote refinery produced an average of 41.94 million litres of petrol daily during the month. In addition to its domestic supply, the refinery exported 9.73 million litres per day and ended August with 360.4 million litres of petrol in stock.
The refinery operated at an average capacity utilisation of 105.21 per cent during the month.
Despite the higher supply, recorded petrol consumption fell by 14 per cent, from 48.3 million litres per day in July to 41.5 million litres per day in August. NMDPRA said its consumption figure was based on volumes trucked into the domestic market.
The data also showed that Nigerian refineries received more crude during the month. Crude receipts rose by 17 per cent to 683,000 barrels per day in August, compared with 585,000 barrels per day in July.
Between January and August, domestic refineries received 137.98 million barrels of crude feedstock. Of this volume, 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.
The supply position also slightly improved, with petrol stock levels increasing from 22.4 days of sufficiency in July to 22.9 days in August.
Meanwhile, diesel imports fell sharply during the month. Automotive Gas Oil imports dropped by 84 per cent from 7.9 million litres per day in July to 1.3 million litres per day in August, while domestic diesel supply fell by 16 per cent to 13.2 million litres per day.
Aviation fuel recorded the opposite trend, with daily receipts rising by 63 per cent from 1.9 million litres in July to 3.1 million litres in August.
The figures point to a growing contribution from Nigeria’s domestic refining industry, particularly the Dangote refinery, in meeting the country’s petrol requirements and reducing the volume of imported refined fuel.
