The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has declared that its members can only source Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)—commonly known as petrol—from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, due to the current limitations of NNPC-operated refineries.
Speaking in an interview on Sunday, DAPPMAN Executive Secretary, Olufemi Adewole, confirmed that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries, owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), are not yet optimally producing petrol, but instead producing naphtha, a less in-demand petroleum derivative.
“Our members will not go to them for now,” Adewole stated. “The NNPC refineries, both the revamped Port Harcourt and Warri, are not producing PMS at the level required. They’re currently producing naphtha.”
Adewole emphasized that DAPPMAN members are prepared to lift products from the Dangote refinery, which is presently the only viable domestic source for PMS. However, he noted a critical challenge—Dangote Refinery is not yet ready to sell PMS in bulk to marketers, leaving importation as a possible fallback if domestic supply remains constrained.
He added, “Marketers will resort to imports only if they cannot get the product locally. But right now, all eyes are on Dangote as the key supplier.”
This development highlights the urgent need for full operational capacity at Nigeria’s state-owned refineries and underscores the strategic importance of the Dangote facility in achieving energy self-sufficiency.
