PMS production ongoing, 50m litres supplied daily – Dangote Refinery

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dismissed reports suggesting it is shutting down for maintenance, describing the claims as false, misleading and deliberately fabricated to destabilise the downstream petroleum market. In a statement released on Monday, the refinery said its operations remain stable, uninterrupted and running at scale, with the capacity to supply between 40 million and […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has dismissed reports suggesting it is shutting down for maintenance, describing the claims as false, misleading and deliberately fabricated to destabilise the downstream petroleum market.

In a statement released on Monday, the refinery said its operations remain stable, uninterrupted and running at scale, with the capacity to supply between 40 million and 50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) daily through January and February, subject only to market demand.

According to the refinery, 50 million litres of PMS were produced on January 4, with 48 million litres evacuated via its gantry the same day. It added that existing stock levels are sufficient to cover over 20 days of national consumption, effectively dispelling concerns about supply shortages.

“The refinery is not shutting down. Production remains ongoing, stable, and uninterrupted,” the statement said.

Dangote Refinery explained that routine maintenance on specific units such as the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) does not halt overall production due to the refinery’s sophisticated, integrated design.

It noted that other critical units — including the Naphtha Hydrotreater, CCR Reformer and Hydrocracker — remain fully operational, producing PMS, Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) and Jet A-1.

The refinery also confirmed that it has consistently maintained PMS availability for the domestic market, loading between 31 million and 48 million litres daily from its gantry since December 16, 2025, in line with market demand. These volumes, it said, are verifiable through depot loading records maintained by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).

Reaffirming its pricing policy, Dangote Refinery said it continues to sell PMS at an ex-gantry price of N699 per litre, available to all marketers and bulk consumers without discrimination. It urged filling station operators, large-scale users and institutional buyers to patronise locally refined petroleum products, which are more affordable, reliable and of assured quality than imported alternatives.

“By sourcing PMS locally at N699 per litre, marketers are better positioned to pass on price relief to consumers, enhance market stability, conserve foreign exchange and support Nigeria’s broader economic recovery and energy security objectives,” the refinery said.

Dangote Refinery accused fuel importers of deliberately spreading false reports to justify recent and what it described as unwarranted increases in petrol pump prices, warning that such actions undermine national interest and impose unnecessary hardship on Nigerians.

The company argued that without domestic refining, petrol prices in a post-subsidy environment could rise to as much as N1,400 per litre, underscoring the stabilising role the refinery now plays in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum market.

“In the absence of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, fuel importers would continue to operate without restraint, with petrol prices potentially escalating to levels estimated at up to N1,400 per litre,” the statement said.