Crude oil and condensate supply to Nigeria’s local refineries increased by 88.4 per cent to 53.7 million barrels in the second quarter of 2026, up from 28.5 million barrels recorded in the first quarter.
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission disclosed this in its Q2 2026 statistics on the enforcement of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation.
According to the Commission, the 53.7 million barrels supplied to domestic refiners represented 97.4 per cent overall performance during the quarter.
The DCSO is enforced by the NUPRC under Section 109 of the Petroleum Industry Act, which provides for the supply of crude oil produced in Nigeria to domestic refineries.
The Commission attributed the improvement to increased domestic oil production and the signing of long-term crude supply agreements backed by bankable Sales and Purchase Agreements between producers and domestic refiners.
NUPRC said it holds monthly consultations with crude oil producers and licensed local refineries before allocating specific volumes of crude oil and condensate for domestic refining.
It, however, noted that the DCSO operates under a “willing buyer, willing seller” arrangement in line with the PIA, which affects the final volumes supplied and accepted.
In April, the Commission allocated 18.13 million barrels to producers, while producers offered 19.31 million barrels to refiners. Actual supply stood at 20.88 million barrels, representing 114.9 per cent performance against the allocation.
In May, NUPRC allocated 18.78 million barrels, while producers offered 23.19 million barrels. Actual supply fell to 14.23 million barrels, representing 75.8 per cent compliance.
Supply recovered in June, with 18.17 million barrels allocated and 26.84 million barrels offered to domestic refiners. Actual supply reached 18.61 million barrels, representing 102.4 per cent performance.
The Commission said the figures showed that the DCSO was being actively administered and enforced, with the recent improvement supported by increased crude production and stronger commercial arrangements between producers and refiners.
At the refinery level, NUPRC said Dangote Refinery required 63 million barrels of crude in the second quarter, while producers offered 68.1 million barrels.
The volume offered represented 98 per cent of all crude volumes offered by producers during the quarter.
However, the refinery accepted 52.6 million barrels, representing 78 per cent of the volume offered.
NUPRC said it remained committed to supporting the Federal Government’s objective of achieving energy sufficiency by using the provisions of the PIA to sustain growth in crude oil production and strengthen enforcement of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation
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