The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has named 20 petroleum marketers authorised to buy Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from its facility, introducing a consortium-based structure that reshapes how petrol from the plant reaches the Nigerian market.

A communication shared with petroleum marketers on Thursday, October 8, 2026, confirmed the arrangement and listed the approved companies.

Going forward, purchases of petrol from the refinery are to be routed through this group of 20 selected operators.

Full list of approved consortium marketers

The 20 companies approved under the arrangement are:

1. Heyden

2. Integrated

3. Techno

4. Fatgbems

5. NIPCO Plc/11 Plc

6. A.A Rano

7. Conoil

8. AYM Shata

9. Northwest Petroleum & Gas

10. Ardova Plc

11. NNPC Retail

12. Masters Energy

13. Nepal Energies

14. Sobaz

15. Optima Energy

16. Bovas

17. Soroman

18. MRS

19. TotalEnergies

20. Rainoil/Eterna

Why Dangote Refinery changed its supply structure

The move came just two days after the refinery announced on October 6, 2026, that it would stop selling petrol to marketers it identified as fuel importers, Petroluemprice.ng reports.

Dangote Refinery said some of those marketers had been mixing its Euro 5 petrol with imported products, raising concerns about quality control and the integrity of its distribution chain.

The consortium model appears to be the refinery's response, giving it tighter oversight of who buys its product and how it is distributed domestically.

The development also comes amid a broader dispute between the refinery and parts of Nigeria's downstream sector.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) had accused Dangote Refinery of being selective about which marketers it supplies.

Other operators also pushed back against the October 6 supply restrictions, arguing against what they described as unfair exclusions. Questions around import licences and competition between locally refined and imported fuel have added further tension to the standoff.

The new consortium arrangement represents another step by Dangote Refinery to consolidate its grip on petrol distribution, centralising purchases around a defined group of approved partners rather than supplying the open market directly.

Dangote Refinery announces job vacancies

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Dangote Group has announced fresh employment opportunities for qualified candidates across several departments at its refinery site.

The vacancies are listed under Dangote-Refinery as the business unit, with the location stated as Dangote Petrochemicals (DPRP) and the department identified as Refinery Site.

The available positions cover procurement, warehouse management, logistics, supply and material planning, compliance, information technology, sustainability and data analytics.

Several of the positions require relevant bachelor's degrees, HNDs or specialised diplomas in fields such as engineering, supply chain management, logistics, business administration, environmental science, public health, information technology and related disciplines.