Modular Refineries Contribute Just 2.5% of July Diesel Supply, NMDPRA Says

Modular Refineries Contribute Just 2.5% of July Diesel Supply, NMDPRA Says

Nigeria’s modular refineries supplied only 18.35 million litres of automotive gas oil, popularly known as diesel, in July 2026, as oil marketing companies imported 244.9 million litres of the product during the month.

The figures were contained in the midstream and downstream statistics for July 2026 released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.

According to the data, the modular refineries supplied an average of 592 thousand litres of diesel daily throughout the 31 days of July.

The volume represented a small portion of the total diesel supply recorded during the month, which stood at an average of 23.6 million litres per day. Over the month, total diesel supply amounted to about 731.6 million litres.

Domestic supply from Dangote and other refineries accounted for 486.7 million litres of the total supply, while imports by oil marketing companies contributed 244.9 million litres.

The figures showed that modular refineries, whose combined output was included in domestic refinery supply, accounted for about 18.35 million litres, or roughly 2.5 per cent, of the total diesel supply recorded in the month.

A breakdown of the performance of the modular refineries showed that WalterSmith recorded the highest daily average supply at 341 thousand litres, with a capacity utilisation rate of 70.42 per cent.

Aradel supplied an average of 144 thousand litres per day, while its capacity utilisation stood at 36.32 per cent.

Edo Refinery recorded an average daily supply of 107 thousand litres, having the highest capacity utilisation among the listed operating modular refineries at 95.72 per cent. OPAC recorded a daily average production of only 7 thousand litres, with capacity…