India’s fuel consumption in May 2026 fell 6.5% year‑on‑year, according to data released by the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Total fuel consumption, used as a proxy for oil demand, registered 19.93 million metric tons for the month.
Within the aggregate, gasoline sales increased 3.4% YoY to 3.91 million metric tons, while diesel consumption rose 1.6% to 8.73 million metric tons. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sales contracted sharply, falling 20.5% to 2.13 million metric tons, and naphtha sales dropped 29.4% to 0.67 million metric tons. Bitumen sales, which are primarily used for road construction, declined 39.4% (volume not disclosed), whereas fuel oil usage rose 24.0% (volume not disclosed).
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