Nigeria’s Petrol Consumption Rises To 44.4 Million Litres Per Day In September- NMDPRA
By Sunday Etuka
Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption rose to 44.4 million litres in September 2026, an increase of 7 per cent from the 41.5 million litres recorded in August.
This was contained in the industry factsheet for September 2026 released on Thursday by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
The regulator noted that petrol truck-out volumes recovered from a 13-month low in August, though they remained below the 13-month average. According to the authority, truck out climbed to 44.4 million litres per day from the August low of 41.5 million litres per day.
NMDPRA said Nigeria’s energy sector transformation is progressing, with domestic refining contributing about 65 per cent of the national petrol requirement in September 2026. Local refining also accounted for about 74 per cent of total receipts, while imports supplied the remaining 26 per cent.
The report disclosed that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery produced 47.22 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) per day in September, with 28.5 million litres supplied to the domestic market. The refinery also exported 15.47 million litres per day during the period.
Total daily output from the 650,000 barrels per day facility stood at 47.22 million litres, while domestic receipts accounted for 28.50 million litres. Petrol supply tilted towards the domestic market, which took about 60 per cent of the refinery’s total output for the month.
For Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), also known as diesel, the refinery produced 24.32 million litres per day. Domestic receipts were 8.14 million litres, while exports stood at 15.91 million litres.
For Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK), production was 26.13 million litres per day, with 23.25 million litres exported daily. Diesel and jet fuel were therefore largely export oriented.
“Petrol evacuation (domestic and export) ran 3.25 ml/d below production, raising closing stock. AGO and ATK exports outperformed domestic supplies. Petrol exports represented 35.2 per cent of refinery evacuation,” NMDPRA said.
The report shows that Nigeria’s four state owned refineries recorded zero output in September. It stated that the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries did not produce at any point during the period.
On modular refineries, the report said Waltersmith Refinery posted an average capacity utilisation of 62.25 per cent, with AGO production of 0.29 ml/d and domestic AGO supply of 0.31 ml/d.
Edo Refinery recorded capacity utilisation of 104.24 per cent, with AGO production and domestic supply both at 0.09 ml/d. ARADEL recorded 31.90 per cent utilisation, producing 0.14 ml/d of AGO and supplying an average of 0.12 ml/d.
OPAC posted average capacity utilisation of 18.43 per cent, with AGO production of 0.14 ml/d and domestic supply of 0.11 ml/d. The regulator added that Duport was shut down.
“Modular refineries supplied 4.3 per cent of domestic AGO consumption in September. Aradel and OPAC operated below optimal capacity due to feedstock challenges and maintenance shutdowns,” it said.
On gas infrastructure, the regulator said priority projects have reached significant milestones, with the AKK pipeline at 84 per cent completion as of September 2026.
“A more reliable energy future. Together, these developments support efforts to build a more reliable and sustainable energy future,” it said.
