Dangote Refinery, others receive 46 per cent domestic crude allocation in Q1 2026 – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission said the Dangote Refinery and different section refineries received lone 36–46 percent of home crude allocation successful the archetypal 4th of 2026.

NUPRC disclosed this connected Tuesday successful its Domestic Crude Supply Obligation quarterly study released by its spokesperson, Eniola Akinkuotu.

According to the Commission, the 36–46 percent crude received amounted to 28.5 cardinal barrels of home crude, retired of the 61.9 cardinal barrels allocated for home refineries successful the archetypal 4th of 2026.

A breakdown of the DCSO period by period showed that successful January, section refineries received 22.6 cardinal barrels of crude allocation.

In February, the Commission, successful discharging its DCSO, allocated 20.5 cardinal barrels to section refineries, but producers offered somewhat little astatine 19.8 cardinal barrels, missing the people by 700,000 barrels.

In March, determination was a humble betterment successful deliveries, which roseate to 10.1 cardinal barrels, up from 9.2 cardinal barrels successful January and 9.1 cardinal barrels successful February.

“The shortfall betwixt volumes offered and existent deliveries has been attributed chiefly to pricing gaps betwixt producers and home refiners. The Commission emphasized that the existent model operat...