Dangote Refinery Maintains 50 Million Litres Daily Output Amid Shutdown Rumors
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery has strongly refuted circulating rumors of a maintenance shutdown, emphasizing that its massive 650,000 barrels per day facility continues operating at full capacity with uninterrupted production. The world’s largest single-train oil refinery, owned by billionaire Aliko Dangote and based in Lagos, has maintained its daily supply of over 50 million litres of petrol to the Nigerian market.
In a statement released yesterday, the refinery confirmed it produced 50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit on January 4 and evacuated 48 million litres through its gantry on the same day. The company emphasized that current stock levels cover over 20 days of national consumption, effectively dispelling any supply concerns.
The refinery has reaffirmed its competitive ex-gantry price of N699 per litre for PMS, available to all marketers and bulk consumers. From December 16, 2025 to date, the facility has consistently loaded between 31 million and 48 million litres of PMS daily from its gantry, with volumes fully verifiable against depot loading records maintained by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
While routine maintenance on specific units, including the Crude Distillation Unit and Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit, is underway, the refinery clarified that this has not interrupted overall production due to the sophisticated and integrated design of its processing units. Other critical units such as the Naphtha Hydrotreater, CCR Reformer, and Hydrocracker remain fully operational, producing PMS, Diesel, and Jet A-1.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery accused fuel importers of promoting false reports to justify recent unwarranted increases in petrol pump prices. The company stated that without domestic refining, petrol prices could rise to as much as N1,400 per litre in a post-subsidy environment, highlighting the stabilizing role of local production. The refinery continues to position itself as a critical stabilizing force in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum market, supporting the country’s broader economic recovery and energy security objectives.
Source: allafrica.com
