Nigeria imported 244.9 million litres of diesel in July 2026, as modular refineries contributed only 18.35 million litres to the country’s total supply.

According to data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Nigeria received about 731.6 million litres of diesel during the month, averaging 23.6 million litres daily.

Domestic refineries supplied 486.7 million litres, while oil marketers accounted for 244.9 million litres through imports.

The combined output of modular refineries represented only about 2.5 per cent of total diesel supply. WalterSmith recorded the highest daily output among the modular plants at 341,000 litres, followed by Aradel with 144,000 litres and Edo Refinery with 107,000 litres.

OPAC Refinery produced an average of 7,000 litres daily, while Duport Refinery was listed as shut down.

The performance came despite efforts to increase domestic refining and reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products.

The NMDPRA data also showed that the three refineries operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded no production in July. The Port Harcourt refinery was listed as shut down, while the Warri and Kaduna refineries recorded no production.

The Crude Oil Refinery Owners Association of Nigeria blamed inadequate crude feedstock for the low output of modular refineries.

CORAN Publicity Secretary, Eche Idoko, said modular refineries could meet between 10 and 15 per cent of the country’s diesel needs if they had adequate access to crude oil.

He also called for the naira-for-crude arrangement to be extended to modular refineries, saying the policy would help improve their access to feedstock and boost production.

Meanwhile, petrol receipts averaged 45.5 million litres per day in July, while aviation fuel averaged 1.9 million litres daily.