NMDPRA has said that petrol supply from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery jumped by 19 percent in April 2026, as fuel imports reduced sharply and government-owned refineries remained inactive.
The current midstream and downstream statistics report released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority showed that supply from Dangote Refinery went up to 40.7 million litres per day in April from 34.2 million litres per day achieved in March.
The authority disclosed that combined petrol supply from the Dangote refinery and imports went up by 10.7 percent to 44.4 million litres daily in April, compared to 40.1 million litres daily in March.
But, petrol imports dropped by 37.3 percent to 3.7 million litres per day in April from 5.9 million litres per day in the previous month.
The report also showed that imported crude oil declined by 95.65 percent to 0.41 million barrels in April from 9.43 million barrels in March.
Also, crude oil supply from Nigerian upstream companies to local refineries rose by 56 percent to 17.99 million barrels in April, compared to 11.48 million barrels supplied in March.
The NMDPRA stated that the Dangote refinery achiened 99.12 percent capacity utilisation during the period and achieved 100 percent utilisation “for most of the days in April”.
According to the report, Dangote Refinery produced 53.6 million litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) daily, alongside 23.6 million litres of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, and 22.9 million litres of dual-purpose kerosene/aviation turbine kerosene (DPK/ATK).
The report said the refinery supplied an average of 40.7 million litres of petrol daily to the domestic market, accounting for the bulk of the country’s fuel consumption.
The increase in supply came amid multiple petrol price adjustments by the refinery between March and April following fluctuations in global crude oil prices.
In early April, the refinery increased its gantry price to about N1,275 per litre from N1,200 per litre.
Industry reports showed that energy conglomerate adjusted prices at least five times within weeks as international crude prices fluctuated.
Also, NMDPRA said the nation used 51.1 million litres of petrol per day in April 2026.
This indicates Dangote refinery accounted for 79.64 percent of petrol consumed in Nigeria in April.
