The Dangote Petroleum Refinery accepted 52.6 million barrels of crude oil from producers in the second quarter of 2026, representing about 77.2 per cent of the 68.1 million barrels offered to the facility, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said.
The commission disclosed this in its Q2 2026 statistics on the enforcement of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO), implemented under Section 109 of the Petroleum Industry Act.
According to the figures, the refinery required 63 million barrels of crude during the April-June period, while oil producers offered 68.1 million barrels.
However, Dangote Refinery accepted 52.6 million barrels, leaving about 15.5 million barrels of the crude offered unaccepted. The volume accepted was equivalent to about 83.5 per cent of the refinery’s stated requirement.
The latest figures come amid an improvement in the supply of crude to Nigeria’s domestic refineries.
NUPRC said a total of 53.7 million barrels of crude oil and condensate were supplied to local refineries during the second quarter, representing 97.4 per cent of the volumes allocated under the DCSO framework.
The commission’s data showed that producers offered 69.3 million barrels to domestic refineries during the quarter, compared with 68.7 million barrels offered in the first quarter.
However, actual deliveries to local refineries increased significantly, rising to 53.7 million barrels in Q2 from 28.5 million barrels in Q1. This translated to a substantial improvement in compliance with the domestic crude supply obligation.
The development is significant for Nigeria’s efforts to increase domestic refining and reduce dependence on imported petroleum products.
The Dangote refinery, located in the Lekki area of Lagos, has a nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels per day and has become a major player in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum market.
The NUPRC data nevertheless highlights the gap between crude volumes offered to the refinery and the quantities ultimately accepted, with the 52.6 million barrels received by Dangote accounting for roughly three-quarters of the crude offered during the quarter.
The commission’s latest DCSO report provides an indication of the progress being made in directing locally produced crude to domestic refineries as Nigeria seeks to strengthen its refining capacity and reduce reliance on imported refined petroleum products.
