Dangote refinery to supply 65m litres of petrol daily locally, export 20m

Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, says theDangote refinery will supply up to 65 million litres of petrol daily to meetnational demand and export a surplus of up to 20 million litres. In a statement on Tuesday, Dangote said a structured offtakeagreement has been concluded with selected marketers to ensure nationwidedistribution and eliminate supply instability. “We have agreed an offtake framework to supply up to 65million litres daily for the domestic market,” Dangote said. “Any surplus, estimated at between 15 and 20 million litres,will be exported.” According to the statement, Nigeria’s average daily petrolconsumption ranges between 50 and 60 million litres. The plant said its output therefore “exceeds currentdomestic requirements, marking a decisive break from decades of fuel importdependence and recurrent scarcity”. Under the revised distribution framework endorsed by theNigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), therefinery said it will channel nationwide supply through major marketingcompanies. Dangote refinery listed the companies as MRS Oil NigeriaPlc, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited Retail, 11 plc (MobilProducing Nigeria), TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc, Rainoil Limited,Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited, Ardova Plc, Bovas & CompanyLimited, AA Rano Nigeria Limited, AYM Shafa Limited, Conoil and Masters Energy. “The structured model is designed to eliminate supplybottlenecks and curb speculative practices that have historically triggereddisruptions,” the refinery said. According to the statement, the development signals whatindustry analysts consider a major structural shift in Nigeria’s fuel supplychain. “For decades, Africa’s largest crude oil producer reliedheavily on imported refined products, exposing the economy to foreign exchangevolatility, logistics disruptions and periodic shortages,” Dangote refinerysaid. “With local refining now exceeding national demand, thecountry stands to conserve billions of dollars annually in foreign exchangepreviously spent on petrol imports. “Analysts say this would ease pressure on the naira,strengthen external reserves, and improve trade balance stability.” On February 16, the NMDPRA said the Dangote refinerysupplied about 61.78 percent of the country’s petrol in January 2026.

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