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India's Fuel Demand Slips To 10-Month Low In September

India's monthly fuel demand in September was at the lowest since November 2021.
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Published on October 27, 2022

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    India's monthly fuel demand in September was at the lowest since November 2021, government data released on Friday showed.

    Total monthly fuel demand in September fell 3.6% from August, although it was up 8.1% when compared with September 2021.

    Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totaled 17.18 million tonnes in September, up from 15.89 million tonnes a year earlier, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Oil Ministry showed.

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    India's fuel demand   

    Sales of diesel, or gasoil, rose about 13.4% year-on-year to 6.26 million tones, but dropped 1.4% month-on-month to a one-year low.

    Sales of gasoline, or petrol, were 8.8% higher from a year earlier at 2.83 million tonnes.

    Preliminary sales data from earlier this month showed gasoline and gasoil sales by Indian state refiners rose sharply in September from a year earlier, signaling a pick-up in industrial activity ahead of the festive season from October.

    Sales of bitumen, used for making roads, were up about 16%, while fuel oil use edged up 9% in September.

    Cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sales increased 3.5% to 2.45 million tonnes, while naphtha sales fell 6.4% to 1.08 million tonnes.

    Indian state refiners plan to lock-in more of their crude supplies in term deals, worried that tighter Western sanctions on Russia, including from the EU, could curb future supplies in already tight markets, sources at state refiners said this week.

    DOMESTIC SALES (in million tonnes):  

     202220222022202120212021
     SeptemberAugustJulySeptemberAugustJuly
    Diesel6.266.346.645.525.616.14
    Petrol2.833.012.812.602.692.63
    LPG2.452.402.412.362.322.37
    Naphtha1.081.161.141.150.941.22
    Jet fuel0.590.600.580.410.380.32
    Kerosene0.040.030.020.130.130.13
    Fuel Oil0.590.600.560.540.520.47
    Bitumen0.470.470.440.410.310.44
    TOTAL17.1817.8117.6115.8915.3116.60
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