President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to confirm six executive director nominees for the petroleum regulator NMDPRA, three returning officials and three new appointees, for five year terms.

NMDPRA says Revision 2 of Nigeria's gas network code will widen pipeline access, curb avoidable losses and pave the way for cross border gas trade.

President Bola Tinubu has nominated six executive directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), according to official reports. The appointments, which in… · Photo : Nosa Asemota · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia

President Bola Tinubu has nominated six executive directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), according to official reports. The appointments, which in… · Photo : Nosa Asemota · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia

President Bola Tinubu has nominated six executive directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The appointments, announced by presidential spokesperson… · Photo : Photographer: Dati Bendo · CC BY · Wikimedia

President Bola Tinubu has nominated six executive directors for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The appointments, announced by presidential spokesperson… · Photo : Photographer: Dati Bendo · CC BY · Wikimedia

Following the implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says domestic crude oil refining capacity has increased to 682,000 barrels per day, from just 5,000 barrels per day in 2021. The figure represents 13,540 percent increase in five years, signalling a major shift in the country’s […] The post Nigeria’s refining capacity rises by 13,540 percent to 682,000bpd in five years appeared first on Tribune Online.

Nigeria’s privately owned Dangote Petroleum Refinery increased average daily exports of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel by 37.3% to 54.63mn litres in September 2026, overtaking its deliveries to the Nigerian market, which fell to 39.98mn litres. Exports rose from 39.78mn litres daily in August, while domestic receipts fell 22.1% from 51.31mn litres, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) September fact sheet, as analysed by Nairametrics on October 30. Exports accounted for 57.7% of the refinery’s combined evacuation of the three fuels, up from 43.7% in August. Petrol and diesel accounted for about 94% of the net month-on-month swing towards exports. Petrol exports rose 59% to 15.47mn litres daily, while domestic deliveries fell 20.6% to 28.50mn litres. Diesel exports jumped 81.8% to 15.91mn litres, nearly double local receipts, which fell 34.2% to 8.14mn litres. Aviation fuel showed the largest export surplus, with 23.25mn litres exported daily against domestic receipts of 3.34mn litres. Europe imported roughly 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) of jet fuel from the refinery in the second quarter, according to Kpler data cited by Reuters, as disruption to Middle Eastern supplies tightened the European market. Dangote is also expanding regional fuel arrangements. Cameroon’s state-owned refining company Sonara announced on October 30 an agreement signed with Dangote Group and Nigerian distributor MRS Oil & Gas in Lagos on October 22. Volumes, contract value and duration were not disclosed. The export shift comes as Dangote completes Africa’s largest share sale. The refinery’s NGN2.15 trillion ($1.6bn) initial public offering, which closed on October 27, drew about NGN6.4 trillion ($4.78bn) in domestic orders, according to sources cited by Reuters, with Securities and Exchange Commission clearance targeted for November 17 ahead of listing on the Nigerian Exchange. Unaudited results showed a net profit of $4.73bn in the nine months to September, implying about $2.9bn in the third quarter, more than the $1.82bn earned in the whole first half. Production of the three fuels increased 15.7% to 97.67mn litres daily. NMDPRA reported 106% capacity utilisation against the original 650,000 bpd capacity, equivalent to a crude run of about 689,000 bpd, of which 71,000 bpd was drawn from crude inventory. However, the US Energy Information Administration says maintenance completed in February raised crude distillation capacity to 700,000 bpd, implying utilisation of approximately 98% on the expanded basis. Feedstock remains a constraint. Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele said on October 9 that Nigeria did not have 700,000 bpd of uncommitted crude available to supply the refinery, which imports about a fifth of its feedstock, according to CSL Stockbrokers. National petrol receipts fell 23.4% to 38.7mn litres daily, with imports down 30.1% to 10.2mn litres, which NMDPRA attributed to approved permit volumes being exhausted. Truck-out volumes, a proxy for consumption, averaged 44.4mn litres. Dangote produced 47.22mn litres of petrol daily, more than national consumption, but exported 15.47mn litres and added 3.25mn litres to refinery inventories. National diesel receipts fell 40% to 8.7mn litres daily, the lowest in the 13 months covered by the fact sheet, against truck-out volumes of 14.5mn litres. NMDPRA cited low imports and weak domestic evacuation amid high prices. Petrol stock sufficiency improved to 23.9 days from 22.9 days in August but remained below the regulator’s 30-day benchmark, while diesel stock cover fell to 49.7 days from 51.6 days. See IntelliNews: Nigeria’s Dangote refinery $1.6bn IPO attracts $4.78bn in orders, sources say See IntelliNews: Nigeria’s Dangote refinery earns $2.9bn in third quarter, outstripping entire first half See IntelliNews: Nigeria’s Dangote refinery raises throughput above nameplate capacity to 700,000bpd ahead of IPO See IntelliNews: Dangote refinery sues to halt Nigeria petrol imports amid market battle See IntelliNews: Nigeria’s Dangote targets 1.4mn bpd by 2029 as $14.3bn expansion, IPO advance

Nigeria’s NMDPRA launched Revision 2 of its gas network code as it sees a $30bn-$50bn investment need by 2030 and pipeline capacity rising to about 4.2 bcfd.

A House of Reps panel probing seized and forfeited assets has summoned the Navy, Police, Customs, Immigration and NMDPRA to appear on November 2.

NMDPRA chief Rabiu Umar says petrol import licences will follow published merit criteria and an auditable supply gap test as local refining grows.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) is establishing nine testing laboratories across Port Harcourt and other strategic locations in the country to strengthen quality assurance in Nigeria’s petroleum industry and ensure that products supplied to consumers comply with prescribed standards. NMDPRA Authority Chief Executive, Rabiu Abdullahi Umar, disclosed this on Monday during […] The post NMDPRA establishes nine laboratories to check petroleum product quality appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in its September 2026 State of the Midstream and Downstream Fact Sheet, has said the Dangote Petroleum Refinery produced 47.22 million litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) per day in September, with 28.5 million litres supplied to the domestic market and 15.47 million litres exported during […] The post Dangote refinery supplied 28.5m litres of petrol daily in September — NMDPRA appeared first on Tribune Online.

Domestic refineries received a combined 156.51 million barrels of crude oil between January and September 2026, comprising 125.85 million barrels of domestic crude and 30.66 million barrels of imported crude, statistics released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has shown. The data showed that while Dangote indicated it operated above capacity, […] The post Domestic refineries received 156.51 million barrels of crude in nine months — NMDPRA appeared first on Tribune Online.

Nigeria has launched a second revision of its gas transportation network code as the country’s midstream and downstream regulator estimates that $30bn-$50bn in fresh oil and gas investment will be needed through 2030, including for gas processing, fertiliser production, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), flare-gas commercialisation and supporting infrastructure. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) unveiled Revision 2 of the Nigerian Gas Transportation Network Code at OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week in Lagos on October 26. NMDPRA Authority Chief Executive Rabiu Abdullahi Umar said the framework establishes transparent, non-discriminatory access to gas transportation infrastructure, with rules governing capacity booking, gas nominations, balancing, measurement and gas quality. The latest revision incorporates 28 amendments, including four principal changes covering Daily Reserved Pipeline Capacity Variation, Communication Protocol, Measurement Loss Factor and Balancing Neutrality Charges, according to conference reporting by Business Insight. The changes are intended to give network users greater flexibility in reserved pipeline capacity, improve coordination during disruptions, standardise the treatment of measurement losses and clarify the allocation of balancing charges. Introduced in 2020 and first revised in 2024, the code governs how producers, shippers and other users access shared gas transportation infrastructure. The regulator says clearer capacity-allocation procedures, cost-reflective tariffs and more consistent measurement should make network operations more predictable. The revised code addresses transportation rules rather than the wider commercial constraints on gas development. Investment requirements, insufficient processing and transport infrastructure, domestic gas pricing and the availability of creditworthy customers remain obstacles to new projects, as IntelliNews reported in September. Umar said major pipeline projects would substantially increase Nigeria’s gas transportation capacity. Figures presented at the conference put existing capacity at approximately 2.2bn cubic feet per day (bcfd), with new projects including the Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) and Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) pipelines expected to add about 2.0 bcfd, bringing total capacity to approximately 4.2 bcfd. However, ThisDay separately reported Umar as projecting 4.4 bcfd following completion of the projects. The available accounts do not reconcile the 200mn-cubic-feet-per-day difference. Pipeline completion figures also differ between government statements. NMDPRA’s September 2026 figures put AKK at 84% complete, OB3 at 96% and the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) midline compressor project at approximately 97%. On October 2, however, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo told Reuters that OB3 had reached full completion and was being prepared for first gas, while AKK was approximately 95% complete. State oil company NNPC’s July monthly report, published in early September, had already listed OB3 as 100% complete, with pre-commissioning finished ahead of first gas planned for August, and AKK at 95%. NNPC put OB3’s capacity at up to 2bn standard cubic feet per day along its 130km route. The different figures have not been publicly reconciled, and the official accounts do not establish whether they use identical measures of construction progress. Completion of construction or pre-commissioning also does not necessarily mean a pipeline has entered commercial service. Separately, the presidency said on October 22 that Lee Engineering was developing two midline compressor stations in Edo State intended to enable the expanded ELPS to operate at its design capacity of 2.3 bcfd. That system-specific capacity figure is not directly comparable with the regulator’s wider network projections. Nigeria’s gas reserves and production have increased, although transportation and processing capacity remain constraints. Ekpo told Reuters earlier in October that proven natural gas reserves had reached 215.19 trillion cubic feet, while production had risen to approximately 7.5 bcfd from 6.8 bcfd in 2023. Ekpo also said four gas projects worth about $3.5bn combined had reached final investment decisions, led by the roughly $2bn HI project, against a government target of $30bn in gas investment by 2030, Leadership reported. Separately, Nigeria LNG aims to start up its Train 7 expansion by the end of 2027, raising capacity from 22mn to 30mn tonnes per annum, Reuters reported in September. Umar said more shippers had joined the transportation network since Revision 1 was introduced in 2024. NMDPRA also reported a reduction of approximately 30% in gas imbalances on the Western Network following reconciliation work covering the first half of 2026. The regulator has not established how much of the improvement was attributable to the earlier code revision, and the reported figure does not identify a sufficiently clear comparison baseline. Revision 2 includes initial provisions intended to support cross-border gas transportation. Their application to regional pipelines would require coordination with other countries’ regulators and network operators. Nigeria already supplies Benin, Togo and Ghana through the West African Gas Pipeline, while two larger regional projects remain under development. On July 19, heads of state from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Freetown signed an intergovernmental agreement supporting the proposed African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, intended to connect Nigeria with markets along the West African coast and Morocco. Morocco’s hydrocarbons agency ONHYM said the agreement opened the way for a project company based in Casablanca and a Pipeline Higher Authority headquartered in Abuja. Morocco and Mauritania were expected to complete a separate signing subsequently. The project remains at a pre-construction stage, with no publicly announced construction-financing package or final investment decision, as IntelliNews reported in September. In a separate development, Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach said on June 4 that Algerian Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab, alongside officials from Nigeria and Niger, had formally launched construction work on the Algerian segment of the proposed Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline. The wider project is intended to connect Nigerian gas supplies through Niger to Algeria’s transportation network and export infrastructure. Alongside the network-code revision, Umar said NMDPRA was reviewing its licensing arrangements to reduce administrative delays. Licences currently requiring annual renewal could be extended to five-year terms where appropriate, while eligible applicants may eventually be able to obtain licences remotely. Neither proposal was presented as a system-wide change already in force. See IntelliNews: Nigeria targets October launch for 2026 oil, gas licensing round as output drive accelerates See IntelliNews: ECOWAS members renew commitment to advance $26bn African Atlantic Gas Pipeline See IntelliNews: Africa drives 96% of Eni’s net oil and gas production growth in Q3

October 28, 2026 - LAGOS, Nigeria (Naija247news)  The House of Representatives has summoned the Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Immigration Service and Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to appear before its Sub-Committee on Public Assets on November 2, 2026, as lawmakers intensify efforts to improve accountability in the management of seized, forfeited and recovered assets.

NIGERIA’S diesel receipts plunged by 40 per cent in September 2026, while petrol stock cover remained below the 30-day threshold, the latest fact sheet released by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has shown. The post Nigeria’s diesel supply plunged 40% in September — NMDPRA appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts (SPAC) has rejected the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) records of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) imports for 2022 and 2023, citing what it described as wide disparities with figures presented by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The committee, chaired by Senator Ibrahim Dankwambo, resolved […] The post Senate rejects NMDPRA’s 2022, 2023 PMS import records appeared first on Tribune Online.

One of the petitions seeks an investigation into gas distribution licences issued to NIPCO Plc by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), covering... The post Reps probe alleged money laundering petitions against NNPC EVP appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Energy Watchdog has backed Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals’ decision to seek leave to appeal a Federal High Court judgment directing the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to continue issuing petroleum product import licences to three major oil marketers. In a statement signed by Engr. Martins Tayo, the group described the […] The post Energy watchdog backs Dangote Refinery’s appeal against fuel import licence ruling appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has urged investors in the oil and gas sector to expand operations beyond the South-South and South-West regions. The Auth… · Photo : nova3web · CC BY-SA · Flickr