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By Adewale Sanyaolu
The latest factsheet from the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has revealed that Nigeria imported an estimated 543 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, in June 2026.
The 543 million litres import volume represents a sharp increase from approximately 177 million litres imported in May.
The report showed that average daily imported PMS receipts rose from 5.9 million litres in May to 18.1 million litres in June, representing a 207 per cent increase.
Based on a 30-day month, the June import volume translates to about 543 million litres, compared with 177 million litres in May.
Overall, Nigeria received an average of 50.6 million litres of petrol daily in June, up from 47.4 million litres per day in May.
The NMDPRA data also showed that domestic supply, largely driven by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other local refineries, accounted for 32.5 million litres per day, representing about 64 per cent of the country’s total daily PMS receipts during the month. Imported petrol contributed the remaining 18.1 million litres per day, or about 36 per cent of total supply.
Despite the increase in imports, the authority reported that daily petrol consumption stood at 47.4 million litres, slightly above the 46.3 million litres recorded in May.
Petrol stock sufficiency also improved from 16.2 days to 19.7 days, indicating stronger inventory levels across the country.
The factsheet further revealed an improvement in crude oil supply to domestic refineries.
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Average crude receipts rose by 10 per cent, from 578,000 barrels per day in May to 632,000 barrels per day in June, reflecting increased feedstock availability for local refining operations.
NMDPRA also reported that domestic refineries achieved an average capacity utilisation of 101.36 per cent in June, while three modular refineries collectively supplied an average of 562,000 litres of petroleum products per day during the month.
One refinery resumed operations on June 25 with naphtha production, while two others remained idle.
For Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), total daily receipts increased by 24 per cent to 5.1 kilotonnes per day, compared with 4.1 kilotonnes in May.
Domestic LPG supply, however, declined from 4.0 kilotonnes to 3.6 kilotonnes per day, while imports surged from 0.1 kilotonne to 1.5 kilotonnes per day, accounting for the overall increase in supply. LPG consumption moderated slightly to 4.1 kilotonnes per day from 4.5 kilotonnes in the previous month.
Diesel receipts fell by 14 per cent to 16.2 million litres per day, with all supplies coming from domestic sources as no diesel imports were recorded during the month. Aviation fuel receipts also declined by 31 per cent to 2.5 million litres per day, while consumption eased to 2.9 million litres per day.
On gas, the report showed that total domestic gas supply increased by three per cent to 5.116 billion standard cubic feet per day (Bscf/d) in June from 4.984 Bscf/d in May. Of the total volume, 2.990 Bscf/d was supplied to the Nigeria LNG (NLNG), while 2.126 Bscf/d went to the domestic market.
Sectoral gas utilisation data indicated that 0.643 Bscf/d was supplied to gas-based industries, 0.554 Bscf/d to commercial users and 0.509 Bscf/d to the power sector. In addition, 0.149 Bscf/d was exported through the West African Gas Pipeline, while NLNG exported an average of 112,558 cubic metres of LNG per day, equivalent to 50,733 metric tonnes per day.
The NMDPRA report also disclosed progress on strategic gas infrastructure projects, with the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline reaching 94.3 per cent completion, while the OB3 pipeline project attained 96 per cent completion, including 100 per cent completion of the River Niger crossing.
