Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied 71 percent of petrol received in Nigeria in August, driving a sharp shift away from imports as domestic refinery output surged, according to the downstream regulator.
According to the NMDPRA’s August 2026 State of the Midstream and Downstream Sector factsheet released on Thursday, the total PMS receipts increased by 11 percent from 45.5 million litres per day in July to 50.5 million litres per day.
Of this total, the domestic PMS receipts stood at 35.9 million litres per day, representing 71 percent of total petrol supplied in the period, and 39 percent increase from 25.8 million litres per day in July.
On the other hand, petrol imports in August stood at 14.6 million litres per day, a sharp decline from 19.7 million litres per day recorded in July.
‘PMS daily receipts increased by 11 per cent, rising from 45.5 million litres per day in July to 50.5 million litres per day in August. Domestic PMS receipts rose by 39 per cent, from 25.8 million litres per day in July to 35.9 million litres per day in August.
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‘Over the same period, PMS imports declined by 26 per cent, from 19.7 million litres per day to 14.6 million litres per day. Domestic PMS receipts exceeded petrol imports by 21.3 million litres per day in August.
‘PMS consumption declined by 14 per cent, from 48.3 million litres per day in July to 41.5 million litres per day in August,’ the report read.
The NMDPRA data showed that the Dangote refinery produced an average of 41.94 million litres of PMS daily in August, of which 35.87 million litres were supplied to the domestic market, while 9.73 million litres were exported.
The refinery’s average capacity utilisation was put at 105.21 percent during the month, highlighting its growing contribution to domestic fuel supply, as ended August with 360.4 million litres of PMS in stock.
However, the increase in supply was accompanied by a 14 percent fall in recorded domestic PMS consumption, which declined from 48.3 million litres per day in July to 41.5 million litres per day in August.
The August data also showed a broader increase in crude supplied to domestic refineries. Crude oil receipts rose by 17 percent from 585,000 barrels per day in July to 683,000 barrels per day in August.
Between January and August, domestic refineries received 137.98 million barrels of feedstock, comprising 109.88 million barrels of domestic crude and 28.10 million barrels of imported seaborne crude.
Domestic crude therefore accounted for 79.64 percent of the total refinery feedstock during the eight-month period, while imported crude made up 20.36 per cent.
The regulator also reported that petrol stock sufficiency improved marginally from 22.4 days in July to 22.9 days in August.
The data further showed a sharp decline in diesel imports, with Automotive Gas Oil imports falling by 84 per cent from 7.9 million litres per day in July to 1.3 million litres per day in August. Domestic AGO supply also declined by 16 percent to 13.2 million litres per day.
Aviation fuel receipts rose by 63 percent from 1.9 million litres per day to 3.1 million litres per day.
On the consumption side, petrol usage fell 14 percent to 41.5 million litres daily while diesel consumption dropped 15 percent, based on volumes trucked into the domestic market.
Aviation fuel consumption rose 22 percent. Stock sufficiency improved for both petrol and diesel, standing at 22.9 days and 51.6 days respectively by the end of August.
Domestic gas supply, including volumes delivered to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) plant, rose 4 percent to 4.930 billion cubic feet per day.
Among modular refiners, Edo Refinery recorded the highest capacity utilization at 90.43 percent, followed by Walter Smith at 64.77 percent and Aradel at 58.77 percent. OPAC operated at 16.97 percent capacity, while Duport remained shut down.
Gas utilization also rose across sectors in August, with gas-to-power, commercial, and industrial supply all posting increases. However, LNG export volumes via NLNG declined to 105,317 cubic metres per day, even as pipeline exports through the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) rose to 0.152 billion cubic feet per day.
Plant condensate production totaled 14.817 million barrels between January and August 2026, averaging 1.852 million barrels monthly, with June recording the year’s peak output of 2.220 million barrels.
On infrastructure, the report noted continued progress on major gas pipeline projects. The OB3 River Niger Crossing is fully complete, while the broader OB3 Gas Pipeline project stands at 96 percent and the ELPS Midline Compressor Project at 96.37 percent.
The Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Pipeline, now measured to include its main backbone and ancillary facilities, is 80 percent complete, while the Obidi-Warri Expansion Project and the Escravos-Obidi Pipeline stand at 71.17 percent and 27.50 percent respectively.