Dangote Refinery’s Gasoline Output Falls 17% in May to 280,000 b/d as Maintenance Disrupts Production

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery gasoline output fell 17% from April’s record levels, as maintenance appeared to take a toll on monthly production figures.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority said Dangote ran at more than 650,000 barrels/day in May and produced 44.7 million liters/day of gasoline, equivalent to about 280,000 b/d. Output of the country’s main fuel type fell 17% from April levels, when the refinery produced a record 53.6 million l/d, or about 340,000 b/d.

Dangote Refinery’s 17% gasoline output decline to 280,000 b/d in May—560,000 b/d below April’s record 340,000 b/d—demonstrates the operational challenges facing Nigeria’s first large-scale private refinery as it navigates maintenance cycles.

The refinery running at more than 650,000 b/d suggests the facility maintains substantial throughput despite the gasoline production disruption.

Dangote’s maintenance-related production disruption underscores the operational risks facing Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector as the country transitions from import-dependent to domestic refining. The facility’s ability to maintain 650,000 b/d throughput while producing only 280,000 b/d gasoline suggests other refined products may have offset some of the gasoline production decline.