Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has disclosed that petrol supply from Dangote refinery fell short of expectations in November 2025, despite earlier projections.
Gatekeepers News reports that in its November 2025 State of the Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet, the regulator said the refinery was expected to deliver about 35 million litres of petrol daily to the domestic market but supplied an average of 23.52 million litres per day during the month.
The authority also reported a decline in Nigeria’s petrol consumption, which dropped to an average of 52.9 million litres per day in November, compared with 56.7 million litres recorded in October.
However, total petrol supply increased significantly to about 71 million litres per day, up from 46 million litres in the previous month.
According to NMDPRA, imported fuel accounted for the larger share of supply, with about 52.1 million litres per day brought into the country, while local refineries contributed roughly 19.5 million litres daily.
The regulator explained that the increase in supply was aimed at correcting shortages recorded in September and October and ensuring sufficient stock ahead of the end-of-year festive period.
The authority added that imports by the NNPC, described as the supplier of last resort, played a major role in boosting availability, noting that several fuel vessels initially scheduled to discharge in October eventually offloaded in November.
NMDPRA further stated that Nigerians consumed an average of 15.4 million litres of diesel and 2.5 million litres of aviation fuel daily within the same period.
It also noted that the Port Harcourt refinery continued to release about 349,000 litres of diesel per day from previously produced stock, even though the facility remains shut down for maintenance, with no new production activities since May 2025.
The report confirmed that the Warri and Kaduna refineries are still not operational, while the Waltersmith modular refinery is undergoing commissioning of its second production train and recorded moderate diesel output.
Other modular refineries, including Edo and Aradel, also contributed limited diesel volumes, while OPAC and Duport refineries did not produce during the period under review.
