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India's July fuel demand rises 6.1% year-on-year, reveals ministry data

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 17.62 million tonnes in July, down 5.7% from 18.68 million tonnes in June

India's July fuel demand falls by 16% as monsoon rains restrict mobility

Gasoline and gasoil sales by Indian state refiners in July fell from a month earlier as monsoon rains restricted mobility and construction work while high inflation curtailed overall demand for goods

June fuel consumption rises 17.9% YoY as demand hits pre-pandemic levels

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 18.67 million tonnes, data from the Indian oil ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell showed

Polluting, expensive: No end in sight to price India pays for imported coal

With domestic production targets slipping, India needs to buy record quantities of the world's most polluting fuel at a time when prices are rising

India's March fuel demand jumps 4.2%, hits 3-year high

India's fuel demand rose 4.2% to a three-year peak in March, compared with the year-ago period, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry showed on Monday.

Why the Russia-Ukraine conflict may put the brakes on Indian fuel imports

Demand for all oil products may grow at only 2-3% in FY23, slower than the current fiscal and nearly half the 5.5% growth estimated by the petroleum ministry, according to industry officials

Electrolyser supply crunch hangs over India's hydrogen ambitions

A global supply crunch of electrolysers and lack of domestic manufacturers to make them pose a major challenge to India's ambitious targets to use zero-carbon fuels, said a govt official to Reuters.

India's fuel demand eases in November after festival season boost

Fuel demand rose in October to a seven-month peak, while gasoline sales surged to an all-time high, as festivals boosted mobility and economic activity

Govt intends to diversify agriculture to support energy security: Gadkari

Agriculture is India's real strength, said Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday, adding the government intends to diversify it into the energy and power sector

India's fuel sales recover in June as states ease lockdown restrictions

Indian state refiners' gasoline and gasoil sales rose in June compared with a month earlier, preliminary industry data showed, as states eased coronavirus-related restrictions as cases fell

India's fuel demand drop 9.4% in April due to Covid-19 second wave

India's fuel demand slumped 9.4% in April when compared to the preceding month as lockdowns clamped in several states to curb the second wave of coronavirus sweeping the nation pummelled demand

Indian April fuel demand dips; coronavirus wave clouds outlook

Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, fell 9.4% to 17.01 million tonnes from March, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas shows

Oil prices firm as US, Europe growth prospects counter India concerns

Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as more U.S. states eased lockdowns and the European Union sought to attract travellers, helping to offset concerns over fuel demand in India as Covid cases soar

Oil prices slip as second wave of Covid takes toll on India's fuel sales

Oil prices fell on Monday as a catastrophic second wave of a coronavirus epidemic in India cut short a recovery in oil demand there, offsetting optimism about a strong rebound in demand

India's oil refiners eye more exports as Covid-19 outbreak hits demand

Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum weighing the option of raising oil-product exports against cutting run rates.

India's fuel consumption shrinks 9.1% in FY21, a first in over 2 decades

India's fuel demand contracted by 9.1 per cent in the year ended March 31, the first in more than two decades, as a stringent lockdown imposed to curb the pandemic pummelled economic activity

India's February fuel demand falls to five-month low over surge in prices

On a monthly basis, demand slipped by 4.6%

India's December fuel demand scales 11-month peak as recovery gathers pace

On an annual basis, demand slipped by 1.8%, indicating that consumption in Asia's third-largest economy hasn't yet reached pre-pandemic levels

India's fuel demand posts its first yearly increase since February

Diesel demand soared 7.4 per cent year-on-year to 6.5 million tonnes while petrol sales were up 4.5 per cent at 2.54 million tonnes.

Govt invites foreign investment in India's strategic petroleum reserves

India wants to cut its carbon emissions and raise the share of gas in its energy mix to 15% by 2030 from the current 6.2%