The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has disclosed that petrol supply from the Dangote refinery fell short of expectations in November 2025.
According to the regulator’s November Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet, the refinery was projected to supply about 35 million litres of petrol daily. However, actual domestic supply averaged 23.52 million litres per day during the month.
The report also showed a decline in Nigeria’s petrol consumption, which dropped to an average of 52.9 million litres per day in November, compared to 56.7 million litres recorded in October.
Despite the lower demand, total petrol supply rose significantly to 71 million litres per day in November, up from 46 million litres per day the previous month. NMDPRA attributed this increase mainly to higher import volumes.
Out of the total supply recorded in November, imports accounted for 52.1 million litres per day, while local refineries contributed 19.5 million litres.
The authority explained that the surge in supply was due to low fuel availability in September and October, which fell below national demand levels. It added that additional imports were made to build fuel reserves ahead of the end-of-year festive period.
NMDPRA also noted that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, acting as supplier of last resort, imported petrol in November to strengthen national stock levels. Some fuel vessels initially scheduled to discharge in October were also delayed into November, further boosting supply figures.
In terms of other petroleum products, Nigerians consumed an average of 15.4 million litres of diesel and 2.5 million litres of aviation fuel daily during the month.
The regulator further reported that the Port Harcourt refinery continued to release about 349,000 litres of diesel per day, even though it remains shut down for maintenance. The diesel supplied was produced before the refinery halted operations in May 2025.
Meanwhile, the Warri and Kaduna refineries remained inactive throughout the period under review.
On modular refineries, NMDPRA said the Waltersmith refinery operated at about 63 percent capacity, producing an average of 133,000 litres of diesel daily, while its second processing unit is still being commissioned.
The Edo refinery recorded over 91 percent capacity utilisation with daily diesel output of about 60,000 litres, while the Aradel refinery operated at roughly 62 percent capacity, supplying nearly 296,000 litres of diesel per day.
However, OPAC and Duport refineries did not produce any petroleum products during the month.
