Nigerians consumed 63.7m litres of PMS in December – NMDPRA

The Dangote Refinery supplied 32.02 million litres of Petrol Motor Spirit (PMS) in December, 2025 out of 63.7 million litres consumed during the period, a factsheet released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has disclosed. The factsheet said the company showed a strong capacity utilization for the month of December reaching […]

The Dangote Refinery supplied 32.02 million litres of Petrol Motor Spirit (PMS) in December, 2025 out of 63.7 million litres consumed during the period, a factsheet released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has disclosed.

The factsheet said the company showed a strong capacity utilization for the month of December reaching a maximum of 71% utilization from the 50 million litres it targeted.

It said PMS supply in December 2025 increased due to significant improvement in supply from Dangote Refinery from 19.5 million litres per day to 32 million per day.

It also clarified that the data does not include the refinery’s PMS stock earmarked for the domestic market as consumption data reported is based on volumes trucked into the domestic market.

The factsheet noted that there was no production activities at the three refineries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited as the refinery remained on shut down mode.

It however, said there was evacuation of prior AGO produced in the Port Harcourt Refinery while it was operational before the 24 May 2025 at an average of 247,000 litres/day.

It added that due to the festive season, the NNPCL and other companies imported 42.2 million litres per day to make up the 72.4 million litres of PMS supplied into the domestic market.

It added that one license for a new refinery was issued while the Waltersmith (Train 2) 5,000bpsd has completed pre‑commissioning and hydrocarbons will be introduced by January 2026.

For Modular refineries, it said the Waltersmith refinery made use of 63.24% of its capacity and produced an Average AGO 51,000 per day.

It was in production for only 13 days due to pre‑commissioning of Train 2.

Edo refinery utilised 85.43% of its capacity and supplied an average AGO of 52,000 litres/day while Aradel Refinery which used 53.89% of its capacity saw the supply of average AGO of 289, 000 litres/day.

The factsheet said the data matters as the verified data underscores Nigeria’s strategic transformation in the energy sector, emphasizing reduced imports, strengthened domestic production, job creation, safety improvements, and economic stability.