No be small matter o, my people! The Dangote Petroleum Refinery don show say dem fit deliver with plenty petrol supply, churning out average of 32 million litres per day. Na 64 percent increase wey dem record compared to November wey dey just pass, when supply be just about 19.5 million litres per day, according to NMDPRA report wey land for December 2025.
This new level of supply na good news for everybody, especially with how the refinery dey operate now after dem restructure things and new management take over. The new CEO wey dey run the regulatory body dey get am right as the coordination between petrol operators and regulators dey get better.
From the figures wey NMDPRA bring come, Dangote Refinery alone contribute around 5.78 million litres per day to national petrol supply. Na serious achievement as dem dey work to improve how dem dey evacuate products through coastal depots and trucks to meet domestic market demand.
For December, wey just pass, the refinery hit peak capacity utilisation of 71 percent. Abeg, no forget say the average capacity utilisation across other refineries dey around 63 percent, and dis one show say things dey stabilize small, small after months of wahala earlier this year.
During this month, wey we dey talk about, national petrol sufficiency for Nigeria reach about 29 days, e don increase well well compared to earlier months when supply no fit meet demand. E be like say Nigeria dey face daily petrol demand of 50 million litres per day, but actual consumption dey hover around 63.7 million litres. Cross-border demand dey put pressure on local supplies, especially as we dey enter festive season.
NMDPRA talk say the increase in petrol supply no only come from Dangote Refinery. Dem dey strategise with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to bring in more supply to meet demand, ensuring say everybody go get petrol for new year celebrations.
Even as pump prices for PMS dey range from N910 to N982.50 per litre across major cities, the hope dey say local production go fit stabilize these prices as Dangote continue to ramp up production.
Plus see, no be only petrol we dey talk about o! Diesel supply still dey face some challenges, with some refineries on shutdown, but propane supply dey strong with local production dey account for more than 70 percent in December. Na serious movement dey happen for cooking gas supply as well.
For 2026, regulatory body and market participants dey expect Dangote refinery to expand beyond wetin e dey do now, with plans to close petrol supply gap and ensure fuel security as we leave subsidy era behind.
All these oil wahala dey happen as Dangote refinery dey also make moves to diversify their crude sources. Dem don collect second crude shipment from Ghana’s Sankofa Field, with plans to bring in more varieties to ease supply during maintenance. As at now, the refinery dey eye on local crude sourcing to keep logistics tight and maintain steady fuel supply.
At the end of the day, wetin dey happen for Dangote refinery fit change the story for fuel availability for Nigerians and boost the economy. E go make sense if this trend continue as we dey expect stability in both supply and prices for fuel moving forward.
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