Fuel Consumption

China's BYD launches new hybrid vehicle tech with lower fuel consumption

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

Fuel consumption increased 4.6% to record high in FY24; fell 0.6% in March

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

Fuel consumption increases 5.7% in February on strong factory output

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

Fuel consumption rises 8.2% in January on strong industrial activity

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

Fuel consumption rises 6.2% to 20 mn tonnes in December, shows data

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

India's fuel demand slips in Nov from 4-month peak, hit by reduced travel

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

India's fuel consumption rises 9.3% in October to 19.2 million tonne

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

Higher fuel cost and low-demand headwinds seen for cement companies

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

How China's faltering growth threatens to derail commodities markets

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 May fuel consumption scales record high on robust manufacturing

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

India's fuel consumption rises 9% in May to 20 million tonne, shows data

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

Global coal consumption set to hit new high this yr despite ambitious goals

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

BASIC Nations criticise developed world for backtracking on climate finance

They say fossil fuel use in Global North has risen, call it "double standards towards climate equity"; note that climate finance from developed nations continues to fall short of $100 bn a year goal

October fuel demand rises 3.4% year-on-year to 18.37 million tonnes

Sales of bitumen, used for making roads, were 11.5% lower, while fuel oil use edged up 0.9% in October

Fuel sales soar 22%-26% in Oct on festive season demand: Industry data

India's fuel sales soared in the first half of October with an across-the-board surge in transportation fuel demand on the back of the economic activity picking up as festival season kicked in, preliminary industry data showed. Petrol and diesel sales jumped 22-26 per cent year-on-year while also rising month-on-month in the first half of October. Petrol sales soared 22.7 per cent to 1.28 million tonne during October 1-15 when compared to 1.05 million tonne of consumption in the same period last year. Sales were 31 per cent higher than COVID-marred first half of October 2020 and 33.4 per cent more than pre-pandemic October 1-15, 2019. Demand was 1.3 per cent higher than the first half of September 2022. Diesel, the most used fuel in the country, posted a near 27 per cent rise in sales in the first fortnight of October to 3.08 million tonne when compared to the same period last year. Consumption was up 16 per cent over October 1-15, 2020 and 26.6 per cent higher than pre-COVID 2019

Energy crisis shows gasoline demand declining, renewables on the rise

With prices of natural gas and coal heading to record highs and those for crude oil not far below their 2008 peak, the world seems more hooked on carbon than ever

India, Pakistan left in a lurch as gas deliveries get redirected to Europe

With gas prices more than 150% higher since the Russian invasion in February, and wealthier nations able to pay more to ensure adequate supplies, emerging nations can't compete

EU plan to deal with halt in Russian gas supplies to come into force today

The European Union's (EU) emergency plan to prepare for a possible halt in Russian gas supplies will come into force on Tuesday, after it was published in the bloc's official journal the previous day

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

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