- Domestic crude deliveries to Nigerian refineries fell 6.3 per cent to 15.97 million barrels in September 2026, according to the NMDPRA.
- Average daily petrol supply dropped 23.4 per cent to 38.7 million litres as domestic supply declined and approved import permits were exhausted.
Nigerian refineries received 15.97 million barrels of domestic crude oil in September 2026, down 6.3 per cent from August, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The decline coincided with a 23.4 per cent drop in average daily petrol supply to 38.7 million litres from 50.5 million litres in August.
The NMDPRA’s September 2026 Midstream and Downstream Report attributed the lower petrol supply to reduced domestic production and imports. It said approved import permit volumes were also being exhausted.
Domestic crude supplies account for most refinery intake
Between January and September 2026, Nigerian refineries received 156.51 million barrels of crude oil. Domestic sources supplied 125.85 million barrels, while imported crude accounted for 30.66 million barrels.
Consequently, domestic crude represented 80.4 per cent of total refinery intake during the nine-month period. Imported crude contributed the remaining 19.6 per cent.
Despite September’s decline in petrol supply, domestic refineries remained the largest source of the product. They accounted for 73.6 per cent of total petrol receipts during the month, compared with 26.4 per cent from imports.
Dangote Refinery processes more crude than it receives
The report put Dangote Refinery’s utilisation rate at 105.98 per cent in September. The refinery processed approximately 689,000 barrels of crude daily, against average receipts of 618,000 barrels per day.
As a result, processing exceeded incoming crude supplies by about 71,000 barrels per day. The report indicated that the refinery drew on existing inventory to cover the difference.
Petrol supply falls below 13-month average
September’s average daily petrol supply also fell below the 13-month average of 49.7 million litres. The period covered September 2025 to September 2026.
Over those 13 months, domestic refineries supplied an average of 30.4 million litres daily. This represented 61.2 per cent of total supply, while imports contributed 19.3 million litres daily, or 38.8 per cent.
The NMDPRA reported that domestic petrol supply fell 21 per cent from August levels in September. Meanwhile, imports declined by 30 per cent as approved import permit volumes were exhausted.