The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has significantly ramped up crude oil supplies to the Dangote Oil and Gas Company Limited in April 2026, with shipments surpassing 1.03 million metric tonnes, according to vessel movement data analyzed by The PUNCH.
The volume, equivalent to approximately 6.8 million barrels or over 1.08 billion litres, was delivered through eight crude cargoes managed by NNPC Trading. The shipments, sourced from key Nigerian crude grades including Anyala, Bonga, Odudu, Forcados, Qua Iboe, and Utapate, were directed to the refinery’s Single Point Mooring systems, SPM-C1 and SPM-C2.
As of the latest records, five of the eight cargoes have been fully discharged, while three remain in transit or awaiting berthing. The completed deliveries include:
-Sonangol Kalandula: 123,000 metric tonnes from Anyala (discharged April 8-9)
Advantage Spring: 128,190 metric tonnes from Bonga (discharged April 11-13)
Barbarosa: 125,000 metric tonnes from Odudu
Sonangol Njinga Mban: 129,089 metric tonnes from Bonga
Nordic Tellus: 139,066 metric tonnes from Forcados (discharged by April 17)
Three additional cargoes are still pending: Advantage Sun (142,327 metric tonnes from Bonga), Advantage Spring (120,189 metric tonnes from Utapate), and Sonangol Kalandula (126,471 metric tonnes from Qua Iboe).
Industry observers describe the supply volume as a “strong and sustained commitment” from the state oil firm to Africa’s largest refinery, which has a nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. However, the Dangote refinery has repeatedly raised concerns about supply inadequacies, noting that its monthly requirement stands at 19 cargoes.
The increased NNPC deliveries come against the backdrop of Nigeria importing 55.39 million barrels of crude in January and February 2026, according to recent reports.
Beyond crude supplies, the Dangote refinery also received refined products and blending components from international markets during the same period. Notably, Seaways Lonsdale delivered 37,400 metric tonnes of blendstock gasoline from Immingham, United Kingdom, handled by Vitol, between April 18 and 19. Another vessel, Augenstern, supplied 37,125 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit from Lavera, France, discharging between April 8 and 9.
The data underscores the continuing efforts to feed the mega-refinery as it ramps up operations, even as the facility supplements local crude with imported feedstocks and refined products.
