Oluwatobi Adu 
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s petrol supply rose 11 per cent in August to 50.5 million litres per day as domestic production jumped 39 per cent and helped offset a 26 per cent decline in imported petrol, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The increase was driven largely by higher domestic refining activity, with crude oil deliveries to local refineries also rising 17 per cent to 683,000 barrels per day during the month.
The figures were contained in NMDPRA’s August 2026 industry factsheet released on Friday.
The Dangote Refinery recorded average capacity utilisation of 105.21 per cent during the month, emerging as the dominant contributor to domestic refining output.
NMDPRA said the refinery received 137.98 million barrels of crude, comprising 109.88 million barrels sourced domestically and 28.10 million barrels imported.
It produced an average of 41.94 million litres of petrol, 18.01 million litres of diesel and 24.48 million litres of aviation fuel per day during August.
The rise in domestic petrol production came as imported volumes declined, indicating a larger contribution from local refining to overall petrol supply during the month.
However, the three state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna recorded no production during the period, according to the NMDPRA data.
Several modular refineries also operated below their potential capacity.
The figures highlight the differing performance of Nigeria’s refining facilities, with the Dangote refinery accounting for a significant share of the country’s reported domestic refining output while state-owned facilities remained inactive.
The latest data comes amid efforts to increase domestic refining capacity and reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products.
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