Petrol supply from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery rose by 19 percent in April 2026, as fuel imports declined sharply and government-owned refineries remained inactive.

The latest midstream and downstream statistics report released on Tuesday by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) showed that supply from the 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery increased to 40.7 million litres per day in April from 34.2 million litres per day recorded in March.

The authority said combined petrol supply from the Dangote refinery and imports rose by 10.7 percent to 44.4 million litres daily in April, compared to 40.1 million litres daily in March.

However, petrol imports dropped by 37.3 percent to 3.7 million litres per day in April from 5.9 million litres per day in the previous month.

The report also showed that imported crude oil declined by 95.65 percent to 0.41 million barrels in April from 9.43 million barrels in March.

Also, crude oil supply from Nigerian upstream companies to local refineries rose by 56 percent to 17.99 million barrels in April, compared to 11.48 million barrels supplied in March.

‘Dangote refinery achieved 100% utilisation in most days in April’

The NMDPRA said the Dangote refinery attained 99.12 percent capacity utilisation during the period and achieved 100 percent utilisation “for most of the days in April”.

According to the report, the refinery produced 53.6 million litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) daily, alongside 23.6 million litres of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, and 22.9 million litres of dual-purpose kerosene/aviation turbine kerosene (DPK/ATK).

The report said the refinery supplied an average of 40.7 million litres of petrol daily to the domestic market, accounting for the bulk of the country’s fuel consumption.

The increase in supply came amid multiple petrol price adjustments by the refinery between March and April following fluctuations in global crude oil prices. In early April, the refinery increased its gantry price to about N1,275 per litre from N1,200 per litre. Industry reports indicated that the company adjusted prices at least five times within weeks as international crude prices fluctuated.

Also, NMDPRA said the country consumed 51.1 million litres of petrol per day in April 2026. This indicates Dangote refinery accounted for 79.64 percent of petrol consumed in Nigeria in April.

Despite the rise in private refining activity, the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) remained shut throughout April. Data from the report showed that PHRC evacuated zero AGO during the month, compared to 0.048 million litres per day recorded in March.

In the modular refinery segment, Edo Refinery recorded the highest average capacity utilisation at 79.2 percent, followed by WalterSmith Refinery at 56.14 percent and Aradel Refinery at 33.95 percent. OPAC and Duport refineries remained inactive during the period under review. Collectively, active modular refineries supplied an average of 0.559 million litres of fuel daily.

On pricing, the report showed that the average retail price of petrol stood at N1,271.50 per litre in Lagos, N1,326 in Abuja, and N1,371.50 in Maiduguri.

The authority added that national PMS sufficiency stood at 18 days in April, while diesel and aviation fuel stock levels stood at 39 days and 70 days, respectively.

The report also disclosed that average cooking gas supply in April stood at 4,545 metric tonnes per day, while consumption was estimated at 4,818 metric tonnes per day. Gas supply to the power sector was put at 0.549 billion standard cubic feet per day (Bscf/day), while supply to industries stood at 0.468 Bscf/day.