Dangote Refinery Dominates Nigeria's Petrol Supply in August

In August 2026, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied more petrol to the Nigerian market than all importers combined, according to data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Domestic Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) receipts increased from 25.8 million litres per day in July to 35.9 million litres per day in August, while petrol imports dropped from 19.7 million litres per day to 14.6 million litres per day.

This resulted in domestic PMS receipts exceeding imports by 21.3 million litres per day. Overall, Nigeria received 50.5 million litres of petrol daily in August, an 11 percent increase from July.

The Dangote refinery produced an average of 41.94 million litres of PMS daily, supplying 35.87 million litres to the domestic market and exporting 9.73 million litres. The refinery's average capacity utilization was 105.21 percent, and it ended August with 360.4 million litres of PMS in stock.

Despite the increase in supply, domestic PMS consumption fell by 14 percent, from 48.3 million litres per day in July to 41.5 million litres per day in August.