Sales of bitumen, used for making roads, had been 3.1 % up in August 2021
The nation’s gasoline demand rose 10.9 % in August in contrast with the identical month final 12 months.
Consumption of gasoline, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 16.00 million tonnes, information from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry confirmed.
Sales of gasoline, or petrol, had been 13.0 % larger from a 12 months earlier at 2.69 million tonnes.
Cooking fuel or liquefied petroleum fuel (LPG) gross sales elevated 2.4 % to 2.33 million tonnes, whereas naphtha gross sales fell 5.1 % to 1.02 million tonnes.
Sales of bitumen, used for making roads, had been 3.1 % up, whereas gasoline oil use edged up 8.0 % in August.
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