The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission have disagreed over the volume of crude oil supplied to the refinery in the second quarter of 2026.
The NUPRC said oil producers offered 68.1 million barrels of crude to the refinery between April and June, but only 52.6 million barrels were accepted.
The regulator said the refinery had requested 63 million barrels for the quarter, meaning producers offered more crude than the facility had indicated it needed.
The figures were contained in the NUPRC’s second-quarter report on the implementation of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation, a requirement under the Petroleum Industry Act that mandates oil producers to make crude available to domestic refineries.
According to the commission, the 52.6 million barrels accepted by the Dangote refinery represented 78 per cent of the volume offered during the period.
The refinery, however, challenged the regulator’s figures and requested detailed records of the crude volumes allegedly offered and rejected.
Anthony Chiejina, spokesman for Dangote, said the company would compare the NUPRC’s data with its own records once the regulator provided the relevant statistics and dates.
Meanwhile, the NUPRC reported that local refiners collectively received 53.7 million barrels of crude oil and condensate during the quarter, representing a 97.4 per cent performance under the domestic crude supply framework.
Monthly performance varied significantly. In April, producers supplied 20.88 million barrels against an allocation of 18.13 million barrels, exceeding the target by 14.9 per cent.
Supply fell in May, with 14.23 million barrels delivered against an allocation of 18.78 million barrels, representing 75.8 per cent compliance.
In June, supply recovered to 18.61 million barrels against an allocation of 18.17 million barrels, resulting in 102.4 per cent performance.
The NUPRC attributed the improvement in domestic crude supply to increased oil production and the signing of long-term supply agreements between producers and local refiners.
The regulator said it would continue to enforce the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation while supporting efforts to increase domestic refining and strengthen Nigeria’s energy security.
