DANGOTE REFINERY SUPPLIED MORE PETROL THAN IMPORTS IN AUGUST

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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied more petrol to Nigeria’s domestic market than the country received through imports in August, according to data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.

The NMDPRA’s August 2026 sector report showed that domestic petrol receipts increased by 39 per cent from 25.8 million litres per day in July to 35.9 million litres per day in August. Meanwhile, petrol imports fell by 26 per cent from 19.7 million litres per day to 14.6 million litres.

The figures showed that domestic petrol receipts exceeded imports by 21.3 million litres per day during the month.

Overall petrol receipts rose by 11 per cent to 50.5 million litres per day from 45.5 million litres in July. Domestic supply accounted for about 71 per cent of total receipts, while imports made up the remaining 29 per cent.

The Dangote refinery produced an average of 41.94 million litres of petrol daily in August and supplied 35.87 million litres to the domestic market. It also exported an average of 9.73 million litres per day.

The refinery ended the month with 360.4 million litres of petrol in stock, while its combined petrol, diesel and aviation fuel inventory stood at 630.9 million litres.

The NMDPRA also reported that domestic petrol consumption fell by 14 per cent from 48.3 million litres per day in July to 41.5 million litres in August.