The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has released its latest monthly Factsheet for July 2026, showing a decline in petrol supply and consumption compared to June, even as diesel stock sufficiency improved significantly.
According to the Factsheet, crude oil receipt by domestic refineries dropped from 0.632 million barrels per day in June to 0.585 million barrels per day in July, representing an 8 percent variation.
The report showed that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) daily receipts fell from 50.6 million litres per day in June to 45.5 million litres per day in July, a 10 percent decline. Domestic PMS supply dropped from 32.5 million litres per day to 25.8 million litres per day, a 21 percent decrease, while imported PMS rose from 18.1 million litres per day to 19.7 million litres per day, representing a 9 percent increase.
For Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), daily receipt rose from 16.2 million litres per day in June to 23.6 million litres per day in July, a 46 percent increase. Domestic AGO supply dropped slightly from 16.2 million litres per day to 15.7 million litres per day, a 3 percent decline, while AGO imports rose from zero in June to 7.9 million litres per day in July.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) receipt increased from 5.1 kilotonnes per day in June to 5.3 kilotonnes per day in July, a 4 percent rise. Domestic LPG supply rose from 3.6 kilotonnes per day to 4.4 kilotonnes per day, a 22 percent increase, while LPG imports fell from 1.5 kilotonnes per day to 0.9 kilotonnes per day, a 40 percent decline.
Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) receipt dropped from 2.5 million litres per day in June to 1.9 million litres per day in July, a 24 percent decrease, while domestic gas supply fell from 5.116 billion cubic feet per day to 4.723 billion cubic feet per day, representing an 8 percent decline.
On stock sufficiency, the report showed improvement across board. PMS stock sufficiency rose from 19.7 days in June to 22.4 days in July, a 14 percent increase, while AGO stock sufficiency climbed from 37.1 days to 46.5 days, a 25 percent rise.
Consumption figures, however, showed a decline across major products. PMS consumption dropped from 47.4 million litres per day in June to 35.7 million litres per day in July, a 25 percent decrease. AGO consumption fell from 16.0 million litres per day to 14.7 million litres per day, an 8 percent decline, while ATK consumption dropped sharply from 2.9 million litres per day to 1.7 million litres per day, a 41 percent decrease. LPG consumption, however, rose from 4.1 million litres per day to 4.4 million litres per day, a 7 percent increase.
On the performance of the Dangote Refinery, the Factsheet showed that the facility produced 25.9 million litres per day of PMS, with domestic receipts of 25.8 million litres per day and exports of 3.4 million litres per day, leaving a closing stock of 446.1 million litres.
For AGO, the refinery recorded production of 19.1 million litres per day, domestic receipts of 15.7 million litres per day and exports of 11.0 million litres per day, with a closing stock of 162.3 million litres.
For ATK, the refinery produced 15.6 million litres per day, with domestic receipts of 1.9 million litres per day and exports of 11.6 million litres per day, leaving a closing stock of 217.4 million litres.
