WorldStage– The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has released official data for the second quarter of 2026, confirming that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery dominated Nigeria’s domestic crude market by receiving 98% of all local crude oil offers.
The dramatic structural shift comes amid a massive enforcement push under the Federal Government’s Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO), seeing producers delivering 53.7 million barrels of crude and condensate to local refiners.
The programme achieved an overall performance rating of 97.4% against allocations as oil producers offered 69.3 million barrels to domestic plants between April and June.
Out of the total offers, 68.1 million barrels were directed to the Dangote Refinery alone, with allocation versus acceptance pap making producers exceed requirements by offering 68.1 million barrels, while the Dangote Refinery officially required 63 million barrels for the quarter.
Ultimately, the mega-refinery accepted 52.6 million barrels, translating to an 78% acceptance rate of what was offered.
The NUPRC noted that actual deliveries were heavily driven by long-term bankable Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) and what local refiners were commercially willing or able to take during the period.
This means the surge in domestic refining significantly reduces Nigeria’s reliance on imported petroleum products.
With State-owned NNPC refineries still offline due to historic operational losses, Dangote effectively anchors the entire downstream environment.
Fueled by these volumes, the 700,000 bpd capacity plant scaled up operations significantly, establishing itself as the largest supplier of jet fuel to Europe as of July 2026.
