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Petrol sales up 2% in September, diesel down 7.3% YoY: Indian Oil

Petrol sales by state retailers recovered to their level before the coronavirus pandemic for the first time since March

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State companies Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum own about 90% of India's retail fuel outlets.

Reuters New Delhi

India's petrol consumption rose 2 per cent from a year earlier, while diesel sales dropped 7.3 per cent, provisional data from state-run Indian Oil Corp showed.

Petrol sales by state retailers recovered to their level before the coronavirus pandemic for the first time since March, when India imposed curbs to contain it.

State companies Indian Oil Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Bharat Petroleum own about 90 per cent of India's retail fuel outlets.

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First Published: Oct 01 2020 | 10:24 AM IST

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