Dangote Refinery Exports Surpass Domestic Fuel Supply at 54.6m Litres Daily
• Exports rise 37.3% to 54.63m litres daily as domestic receipts fall 22.08% • Petrol production exceeds national consumption Peter Uzoho Exports of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel from the
In September 2026, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery's exports of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel surged to 54.63 million litres per day, surpassing the combined domestic receipts of these products which stood at 39.98 million litres per day. This marked a 37.33 percent increase in exports month-over-month and a 22.08 percent decline in domestic receipts.
Petrol production rose by 12.59 percent to 47.22 million litres daily, with exports increasing by 58.99 percent to 15.47 million litres per day and domestic receipts falling by 20.55 percent to 28.50 million litres. Diesel output grew by 35.04 percent to 24.32 million litres daily, with exports up 81.83 percent to 15.91 million litres and domestic receipts down 34.20 percent to 8.14 million litres. Aviation fuel exports expanded by 9.15 percent to 23.25 million litres daily.
The export surge came despite the refinery increasing overall production. Combined diesel and aviation fuel production jumped 15.68 percent to 97.67 million litres per day. Exports accounted for 57.74 percent of the refinery's total output in September, up from 43.67 percent in August.
Exports drove the crossover, making up 87.44 percent of the refinery's evacuation of aviation fuel in September. While combined domestic receipts of petrol and diesel remained higher than exports at 36.64 million litres, the gap narrowed significantly from 29.76 million litres in August to just 5.26 million litres in September.
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