The Dangote Refinery supplied an average of 36.5 million litres of petrol per day in February 2026, down from 40.1 million litres per day it supplied in January 2026, data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has shown.
The NMDPRA February 2026 ‘State of the Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet’ also shows that the refinery supplied an average of 8.2 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) per day in the month under review.
The NMDPRA’s data showed that the refinery’s petrol output fell below its planned domestic supply.
In February, Dangote Refinery said it will supply between 60 and 65 million litres of petrol daily to meet national demand, and export a surplus of up to 20 million litres.
At the time, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said 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.
Petrol Consumption
According to the data, Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption dropped to an average of 56.9 million litres in February 2026, compared to 60.2 million litres recorded in January 2026.
The data showed that 3.0 million litres of petrol were imported daily to the country, while domestic refineries supplied 36.5 million litres per day.
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“Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) supply in February 2026 reduced by million litres per day due to significant drop in imports,” the NMDPRA said.
State-owned refineries performance
According to the report, no production activities took place at the Port Harcourt refinery, as the refinery remained shut down.
However, it said the evacuation of AGO produced while the refinery was operational averaged 0.392 million litres/day.
It added that the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (WRPC) and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (KRPC) remain shut down.
However, it said the closure of KRPC AGO averaged at 0.027 ML/D was tucked out to the domestic market.
