Dangote Refinery Accepts Only 78% of Q2 Crude Offerings

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has released its second-quarter statistics on the enforcement of the domestic crude supply obligation (DCSO). According to the commission, oil producers offered a total of 68.1 million barrels of crude to Dangote refinery in Q2, but the company accepted only 52.6 million barrels.

This represents an acceptance rate of 78 percent, as the Dangote refinery required 63 million barrels during the period.

NUPRC added that the 68.1 million barrels offered to the Dangote refinery by producers represent 98 percent of all offered volumes to domestic refineries.

The commission also reported that a total of 53.7 million barrels of crude oil and condensate were supplied to local refiners between April and June, representing an overall performance of 97.4 percent in Q2 2026.