Exports of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery rose to 54.63 million litres per day in September 2026, exceeding the combined domestic receipts of the three products, which stood at 39.98 million litres per day.
Data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) September 2026 Fact Sheet showed that the refinery’s combined exports increased by 14.85 million litres per day from 39.78 million litres per day in August 2026, representing a month-on-month increase of 37.33 per cent.
In contrast, the refinery’s combined domestic receipts declined by 22.08 per cent to 39.98 million litres per day from 51.31 million litres per day in August.
This means exports exceeded domestic receipts by about 14.65 million litres per day in September, reversing the position in August, when domestic receipts were 11.53 million litres per day higher than exports.
In the fact sheet, the refinery’s output was split into three uses: domestic receipts, which are volumes received into the Nigerian market; exports; and changes in refinery stock.
Domestic receipts and exports together make up the refinery’s evacuation.
The shift occurred even as the refinery increased output.
Combined production of diesel and aviation fuel rose by 15.68 per cent to 97.67 million litres per day in September from 84.43 million litres per day in August.
Average capacity utilisation edged up to 105.98 per cent of the refinery’s 650,000 barrels-per-day installed capacity, from 105.21 per cent in August.
Exports accounted for about 57.74 per cent of the refinery’s combined evacuation of the three products, compared with about 43.67 per cent in August.
The 105.98 per cent utilisation rate was partly supported by crude inventory.
According to NMDPRA, the September utilisation rate implies a crude run of about 689,000 barrels per day, against 618,000 barrels per day of crude received.
The regulator said the 71,000 barrels-per-day difference was drawn from refinery inventory.
A breakdown of the data showed how the shift played out across each product.
Petrol production rose by 12.59 per cent to 47.22 million litres per day from 41.94 million litres per day.
Exports increased by 58.99 per cent to 15.47 million litres per day from 9.73 million litres per day, while domestic receipts declined by 20.55 per cent to 28.50 million litres per day from 35.87 million litres per day.
Diesel production increased by 35.04 per cent to 24.32 million litres per day from 18.01 million litres per day.
Exports rose by 81.83 per cent to 15.91 million litres per day from 8.75 million litres per day, while domestic receipts declined by 34.20 per cent to 8.14 million litres per day from 12.37 million litres per day, making exports 1.95 times domestic receipts.
