Local Petrol Output Exceeds 12bn Litres, Imports Hit 7.67bn Litres in 13 Months

In a report from September 2026, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) revealed that Nigeria's domestic refineries produced a record 12.01 billion litres of petrol between September 2025 and September 2026. This accounted for 61.2% of the total 19.68 billion litres of petrol supplied to the market. Meanwhile, the country imported 7.67 billion litres of petrol, making up 38.8% of total supply.

The data showed that petrol imports peaked in November 2025, with an average of 52.1 million litres daily. However, domestic supply also increased, averaging 19.5 million litres daily during the same month. As the year progressed, the gap between domestic production and imports narrowed. By February 2026, imports had dropped to an average of 3 million litres per day, while domestic refineries supplied 29.4 million litres daily.

The regulator noted that this shift in supply sources was partly due to a decline in approved import permits among major trading companies. Diesel supply also saw an increase, with domestic refineries contributing 60.5% (4 billion litres) compared to imports (6.6 million litres daily). By September 2026, total diesel receipts had fallen to 8.7 million litres per day, with 8.1 million litres from domestic refineries and just 0.6 million litres from imports.

In the aviation fuel market, domestic supply of Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) or jet fuel reached 1.04 billion litres, averaging 2.6 million litres daily. Imports accounted for the remaining 16.1% of the market. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply was dominated by domestic processing plants, which supplied 83.9% of the market, with imports making up the remaining 16.1%.