Dangote Refinery Dismisses Shutdown Claims, maintains 50 million Litres PMS Every day Output

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has categorically rejected a circulating report claiming the refinery is shutting down for upkeep, describing the story as false and deceptive.

In a press release launched on Monday, the refinery emphasised that manufacturing stays ongoing, secure, and uninterrupted. “Dangote Petroleum Refinery continues to function at scale and retains the capability to provide between 40 million and 50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) day by day by January and February, topic solely to market demand,” the assertion stated. It added that on January 4, the refinery produced 50 million litres of PMS and evacuated 48 million litres through its gantry. “Present inventory ranges cowl over 20 days of nationwide consumption, successfully dispelling any issues about provide.”

The refinery clarified that routine upkeep on particular items, together with the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and Residual Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC), doesn’t interrupt total manufacturing, owing to the delicate and built-in design of its processing items. Different crucial items, such because the Naphtha Hydrotreater, CCR Reformer, and Hydrocracker, stay totally operational, producing PMS, Diesel (Automotive Fuel Oil), and Jet A-1.

“Dangote Petroleum Refinery confirms that it has constantly maintained satisfactory PMS availability for the home market. From 16 December 2025 up to now, the refinery has loaded between 31 million and 48 million litres of PMS day by day from its gantry, in step with prevailing market demand. These volumes are totally verifiable in opposition to depot loading information maintained by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) within the regular course of its regulatory obligations,” the assertion stated.

The refinery additionally reaffirmed its ex-gantry worth of N699 per litre for PMS, obtainable to all entrepreneurs and bulk customers. It inspired filling stations, large-scale customers, and institutional patrons to patronise domestically refined merchandise, that are extra reasonably priced, dependable, and of top of the range, quite than counting on imported options.

“By sourcing PMS domestically at N699 per litre, entrepreneurs are higher positioned to go on worth aid to customers, improve market stability, preserve international change, and assist Nigeria’s broader financial restoration and power safety targets,” the refinery stated.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery accused gas importers of selling false experiences to justify latest, unwarranted will increase in petrol pump costs, noting that such actions run counter to nationwide curiosity and impose pointless hardship on Nigerians. Based on the refinery, with out home refining, petrol costs may rise to as a lot as N1,400 per litre in a post-subsidy setting, highlighting the stabilising position of native manufacturing.

“Latest worth actions additional spotlight an uncomfortable actuality. Within the absence of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, gas importers would proceed to function with out restraint, with petrol costs probably escalating to ranges estimated at as much as N1,400 per litre in a post-subsidy setting. The refinery’s operations have subsequently served as a crucial stabilising power within the downstream petroleum market,” the assertion added.

Reiterating its dedication to power safety and market stability, the refinery stated it could proceed supplying high-quality petroleum merchandise, sustaining regular availability, and supporting Nigeria’s broader financial development. Stakeholders and the general public had been suggested to ignore misinformation and depend on verified sources.

“Dangote Petroleum Refinery will proceed to behave within the nationwide curiosity by supplying high-quality, domestically refined petroleum merchandise whereas supporting Nigeria’s financial stability, power independence, and industrial development,” it concluded.