Dangote refinery led Nigeria’s petrol supply in August, report says
Nigeria’s domestic refining activity rose in August 2026 as crude receipts by local refineries increased 17% to 683,000 barrels per day, the NMDPRA said. Petrol imports fell 26%, with the Dangote refinery driving domestic supply while NNPC refineries remained shut, according to Premium Times.
Nigeria’s domestic refining activity increased in August 2026, while petrol imports fell, according to figures from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority cited by Premium Times. The NMDPRA said crude oil receipts by domestic refineries rose 17 per cent to 683,000 barrels per day. Over the same period, petrol imports declined by 26 per cent.
Premium Times reported that the Dangote refinery drove Nigeria’s petrol supply during the month. The report also said NNPC refineries remained shut, leaving the Dangote facility as the main identified contributor to domestic petrol availability in the supplied material. The figures indicate a rise in crude receipts by local refineries alongside a reduction in imported petrol.
However, the available information does not state the total volume of petrol supplied by the Dangote refinery, the volume imported after the decline or the reasons NNPC facilities remained closed. It also does not give details of petrol prices, stocks or the operating status of individual NNPC refineries beyond saying they remained shut. The NMDPRA figures nevertheless show increased domestic refining activity and lower petrol imports in August.
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