Fuel Consumption

The NDMC has allowed one-third of Group B and Group C employees in its departments to work from home with immediate effect as part of measures to reduce avoidable commute, optimise fuel consumption and encourage digital-first administrative practices, according to an order issued on Wednesday. The order, issued by the Office of Director (Personnel), said the arrangement would be applicable in departments where it is administratively feasible. The order said employees commuting from far away areas using personal vehicles should preferably be included in the work-from-home list. It also directed heads of departments to ensure proper allocation of responsibilities, availability of officers and staff during office hours, and maintenance of service delivery standards. Employees permitted to work from home have been asked to remain accessible through official communication channels and attend office physically whenever required, the order read. Certain categories of staff have been exemp

Petrol and diesel remain outside the GST framework, giving governments flexibility to impose excise duty, cess and VAT without the constraints of tax sharing

India now ranks third globally in fuel retail network after the US and China, each of which operates 110,000-120,000 pumps across much larger geographies

Sales of gasoline, or petrol, totalled 3.52 million tons, easing 4.1% from October but 2.6% higher than the same month last year

A report released at the summit by FICCI and KPMG said India's SAF ambitions rest on a strong feedstock advantage, including 680 million tonnes of annual agricultural residue

Gas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting to rationing or cutting off sales altogether. Wholesale prices on the St Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange for A-95 gas the highest octane spiked to record highs last week, soaring to about 50 per cent higher than in January, as demand soared from farmers seeking to bring in the harvest and Russians hitting the roads for their last big vacation of the summer. Russian media outlets reported fuel shortages are hitting consumers in several regions in the Far East and on the Crimean Peninsula, which was illegally annexed from Ukraine by Moscow in 2014. Media outlets in the Primorye region, which borders North Korea, reported long lines and prices of about 78 rubles per litre (approximately USD 3.58 per gallon) at gas stations in the area, where the average monthly wage is about

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, rose to 20.49 million metric tons, data from the oil ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) showed

On a monthly basis, fuel demand was up over 1 per cent from 20.46 million tons in November, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell's (PPAC) website showed

Plug-in hybrids priced from 79,800 yuan ($11,011) have made up the bulk of BYD's sales in the past three years, with an accumulated 3.6 million such cars sold by the company

Total consumption however rose 4.6% to a record 233.3 million tonnes in FY24

Demand was up about 5.1% on a daily basis from the 4.74 mbpd (20.04 million metric tons) consumed in January

Total consumption, proxy for oil demand, totalled 20.04 mn tonnes in January, up from 18.51 mn tonnes a year earlier, data from Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of oil ministry showed

Sales of gasoline in December slipped 4.5 per cent from the previous month to 2.99 million tons

It was down about 2 per cent compared with the same period a year earlier

Consumption of fuel hit 19.2 million tonnes (mt) in October, up from 18.2 mt in the same month last year

Planned supply-additions likely to coincide with post-election weakness in demand. Weak monsoons, rise in fuel cost to add further woes

Commodities have so far held up better than other assets as the economy has worsened. Freed from the constraints of the pandemic, fuel consumption has risen

India's delayed monsoons also supported diesel consumption by translating into better construction activity overall, Katona said

Meanwhile, LPG offtake rose to 2.34 mt in the latest month, up from 2.15 mt in May 2022

Coal usage looks likely to increase by 1.2% in 2022, surpassing 8 billion tons in a single year for the first time, according to an International Energy Agency report