Petrol supply hits 74.2m litres daily in December — NMDPRA

By Abubakar Yunusa

Petrol supply from imports and local refineries averaged 74.2 million litres per day in December 2025, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has said.
The authority disclosed this in its December 2025 State of the Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet released over the weekend.
It said the figure represented a 3.78 per cent increase from the 71.5 million litres per day recorded in November 2025.
According to NMDPRA, domestic supply refers to volumes received into coastal depots as well as products trucked out from local refineries.
A breakdown of the data showed that 42.2 million litres of petrol were imported daily in December, while local refineries supplied 32 million litres.
In November, imports accounted for 52.1 million litres per day, while domestic refineries contributed 19.5 million litres.
This indicated a 19 per cent drop in imported petrol supply and a 64 per cent increase in local production within one month.
The regulator said Dangote Petroleum Refinery supplied an average of 32 million litres of petrol per day during the period, although the plant had planned to supply up to 50 million litres.
NMDPRA also reported that Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption rose to an average of 63.7 million litres in December.
The figure showed a 20.42 per cent increase from the 52.9 million litres per day recorded in November.
According to the authority, petrol consumption reached its highest level in December 2025, with data based on volumes trucked into the domestic market.
The report further revealed that Nigerians consumed an average of 16.4 million litres of diesel and 2.7 million litres of aviation fuel daily during the month.
It added that Dangote refinery supplied about 5.783 million litres of diesel per day, with average capacity utilisation standing at 62.94 per cent.
On refinery operations, NMDPRA said pre-commissioning had been completed on Waltersmith refinery’s 5,000 barrels-per-stream-day Train 2, noting that hydrocarbons would be introduced this month.
The regulator also disclosed that the Port Harcourt refinery continued to supply about 247,000 litres of diesel per day despite being shut down.
According to NMDPRA, the fact sheet highlighted Nigeria’s ongoing transformation in the energy sector, marked by reduced fuel imports, increased domestic production, job creation and improved economic stability.