Fuel Demand In India

Petrol sales slipped 3.5 per cent from August, but climbed six per cent year-on-year and 9.5 per cent from September 2019.

Government has assured that ample dry fuel stocks are available to meet the demand of power plants and fears of disruptions are "entirely misplaced"

Prices of power-generation fuels are surging globally as electricity demand rebounds with industrial growth, tightening supplies of coal and liquefied natural gas.

India's fuel demand is likely to rise by 9%-11% as the economy in India is "steered towards higher growth" after the easing of the second wave of COVID-19, Chief Executive Alois Virag said.

Petrol demand could hit a new record this year in India as easing COVID-19 curbs boosts business and leisure travel.

Diesel sales by the country's state fuel retailers came in at 2.1 million tonnes during Sept. 1-15, a decline of about 1.5% from last year and down 6.8% from the same period in 2019, the data showed.

Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today demanded a reduction in the cess and sales tax on petrol and diesel in Karnataka and suggested that the price be brought down more than it was done in Tamil Nadu, to bring relief to the public.

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 16.00 million tonnes, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed.

Changes in India's fuel demand patterns are crucial for global oil markets as Asia's third-largest economy is seen as the main driver of rising demand for energy over the next two decades

Easing restrictions by provincial governments as coronavirus infections subside had led to an increase in auto fuel demand last month. However, heavy monsoon rains in some parts of the country caused large scale flooding in early August, reducing demand for diesel and petrol.

Fuel demand also climbed last month to its highest since April as pandemic restrictions and lockdowns were unwound in most states.

Trade unions at Coal India Ltd., the world's largest miner of the fuel, have demanded a 50% increase in workers' wages, potentially pushing up costs of the fuel that helps produce more than two-thirds of India's electricity.

Sales of diesel and petrol by Indian state-run retailers fell in the first fortnight of August from a month earlier as monsoon rains curtailed demand for auto fuels, preliminary sales data showed.

Sales of petrol rose to 1.03 million tonnes in the first fortnight of July, a jump of about 3.44 per cent over the corresponding 2019 period, preliminary industry data showed on Friday.

Sales of petrol, increased around 5.7 per cent from the same period last year and jumped 21 per cent from May to 2.41 million tonnes, while diesel fell 1.6 per cent year on year to 6.20 million tonnes

Petrol sales slipped 3.5 per cent from August, but climbed six per cent year-on-year and 9.5 per cent from September 2019.

Government has assured that ample dry fuel stocks are available to meet the demand of power plants and fears of disruptions are "entirely misplaced"

Prices of power-generation fuels are surging globally as electricity demand rebounds with industrial growth, tightening supplies of coal and liquefied natural gas.

India's fuel demand is likely to rise by 9%-11% as the economy in India is "steered towards higher growth" after the easing of the second wave of COVID-19, Chief Executive Alois Virag said.

Petrol demand could hit a new record this year in India as easing COVID-19 curbs boosts business and leisure travel.

Diesel sales by the country's state fuel retailers came in at 2.1 million tonnes during Sept. 1-15, a decline of about 1.5% from last year and down 6.8% from the same period in 2019, the data showed.

Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today demanded a reduction in the cess and sales tax on petrol and diesel in Karnataka and suggested that the price be brought down more than it was done in Tamil Nadu, to bring relief to the public.

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 16.00 million tonnes, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed.

Changes in India's fuel demand patterns are crucial for global oil markets as Asia's third-largest economy is seen as the main driver of rising demand for energy over the next two decades

Easing restrictions by provincial governments as coronavirus infections subside had led to an increase in auto fuel demand last month. However, heavy monsoon rains in some parts of the country caused large scale flooding in early August, reducing demand for diesel and petrol.

Fuel demand also climbed last month to its highest since April as pandemic restrictions and lockdowns were unwound in most states.

Trade unions at Coal India Ltd., the world's largest miner of the fuel, have demanded a 50% increase in workers' wages, potentially pushing up costs of the fuel that helps produce more than two-thirds of India's electricity.

Sales of diesel and petrol by Indian state-run retailers fell in the first fortnight of August from a month earlier as monsoon rains curtailed demand for auto fuels, preliminary sales data showed.

Sales of petrol rose to 1.03 million tonnes in the first fortnight of July, a jump of about 3.44 per cent over the corresponding 2019 period, preliminary industry data showed on Friday.

Sales of petrol, increased around 5.7 per cent from the same period last year and jumped 21 per cent from May to 2.41 million tonnes, while diesel fell 1.6 per cent year on year to 6.20 million tonnes