Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals said it will now supply between 60 and 65 million litres of petrol daily to meet national demand, and export a surplus of up to 20 million litres.
In a statement on Tuesday, the company said the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, disclosed the development in Lagos.
According to the statement, Mr Dangote confirmed that a structured offtake agreement has been concluded with selected marketers to ensure nationwide distribution and eliminate supply instability.
“We have agreed an offtake framework to supply up to 65 million litres daily for the domestic market. Any surplus, estimated at between 15 and 20 million litres, will be exported,” Mr Dangote said.
In January, the refinery pledged to supply 75 million litres of petrol daily against an estimated national consumption of 50 million litres, alongside 25 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) compared with an estimated daily demand of 14 million litres.
The refinery said it also had the capacity to supply 20 million litres of aviation fuel daily, far above the estimated maximum domestic consumption of 4 million litres.
The assurance at the time comes despite the refinery’s recent struggles to meet its planned domestic supply targets.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in its December 2025 ‘State of the Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet’ said the refinery supplied an average of 32.012 million litres of petrol per day in December 2025, up from 23.52 million litres per day it supplied in November 2025.
The NMDPRA’s data showed that the refinery’s output still falls short of the planned domestic supply of 50 million litres per day for December.
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With Nigeria’s average daily petrol consumption at 50-60 million litres, the refinery on Tuesday said its output exceeds current domestic requirements.
This it said marks a decisive break from decades of fuel import dependence and recurrent scarcity.
“The structured model is designed to eliminate supply bottlenecks and curb speculative practices that have historically triggered disruptions.
“With local refining now exceeding national demand, the country stands to conserve billions of dollars annually in foreign exchange previously spent on petrol imports,” the statement said.
According to the statement, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bashir Ojulari, during a recent visit to the facility described the refinery as a transformative national asset capable of redefining Nigeria’s energy security architecture and accelerating industrial growth.
Commending its operational performance, according to the statement, Mr Ojulari said the plant had exceeded expectations.
“This plant was designed for 650,000 barrels per day. None of us thought it would even touch 550,000. What we saw live today was 661,000. These are live parameters, not reports or photographs,” Mr Ojulari was quoted as saying.
