Dangote Refinery supplied 87.55% of Nigeria’s petrol in May 2026.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has revealed that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery accounted for 87.55 percent of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, supplied to Nigeria’s domestic market in May 2026.
The figures were contained in the regulator’s monthly performance report released on Friday, which showed a continued dominance of local refining in fuel supply, even as imports and consumption patterns shifted during the period under review.
According to the report, Nigeria recorded an average daily petrol supply of 47.4 million litres in May 2026, up from 44.4 million litres per day in April.
Of the total supply, 41.5 million litres per day came from domestic production, while imports accounted for 5.9 million litres per day.
The report attributed the entirety of domestic petrol supply to Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which delivered 41.5 million litres daily into the local market.
The 650,000 barrels-per-day facility produced an average of 44.7 million litres of petrol per day during the month and operated at an average capacity utilisation of 101.25 percent.
Despite the rise in domestic output, petrol imports increased by 59.5 percent to 5.9 million litres per day in May, compared to 3.7 million litres per day in April.
The report also showed that average daily petrol consumption declined to 46.3 million litres in May from 51.1 million litres in April.
As a result, national petrol stock sufficiency fell to 16 days in May, down from 17.7 days in the previous month.
In the diesel segment, imports dropped completely to zero in May, from 1.7 million litres per day recorded in April.
This followed a sharp increase in domestic diesel production, which rose to 18.8 million litres per day from 8.5 million litres per day in the preceding month.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery was responsible for the bulk of supply, producing 24.5 million litres of diesel daily. Of this volume, 18.2 million litres per day was supplied to the domestic market, while 6.5 million litres per day was exported.
The report also noted contributions from modular refineries, including Waltersmith, Edo Refinery and Aradel, which supported local diesel output during the period.
Average daily aviation fuel supply rose to 3.6 million litres in May, up from 2.6 million litres in April.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery produced 21.9 million litres of aviation fuel daily, supplying 2.8 million litres to the domestic market while exporting 17.5 million litres.
Aviation fuel stock sufficiency was put at 94 days during the review period.
For Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, average daily supply declined to 4.1 kilotonnes per day from 4.5 kilotonnes per day in April.
Domestic production accounted for 4.0 kilotonnes per day, while imports contributed 0.1 kilotonnes per day.
The report confirmed that the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries remained shut throughout May, meaning domestic fuel production continued to depend on private and modular refineries.
During the period, domestic refineries received 17.92 million barrels of crude oil, down from 18.37 million barrels in April. The feedstock comprised 15.84 million barrels of domestic crude and 2.08 million barrels of imported crude.
The report also highlighted wide variations in average pump prices across Nigeria during the month, ranging from ₦1,117 per litre in Lagos to ₦1,408 per litre in Maiduguri.