印度汽油消费量达到去年同期的92％

据能源世界网9月2日新德里报道，印度的燃料需求在7月份出现低迷后，已开始缓慢攀升，汽油消费量达到去年同期的近92%，但柴油消费继续下滑，由于大范围的降雨、洪水和工业化州的地方封锁，削弱了农业、建筑和交通行业的需求。

根据最新行业数据显示，8月份汽油销量升至214万吨，较7月份增长6%，由于更多限制措施得到放松，人们越来越多地选择私家车出行。同样，随着航班数量的增加，航空燃油销售反弹至23.8万吨，较一个月前增长8%。

但作为衡量经济活动关键指标的柴油，其销量降至425.7万吨，较7月份下降12%。柴油销量主要用于农业、运输和建筑行业。

印度斯坦石油公司(Hindustan Petroleum)董事长苏拉纳(M K Surana)表示，柴油销售仍然受到影响，由于工业活动尚未完全恢复，库存消失后，原材料和产品流动需要企稳。他最近对TOI表示，没有休闲旅行，低航空飞行率和火车运营意味着旅行者减少了出租车的使用。

一旦6月份的封锁政策放松，汽油销量将跃升至去年同期的83％，柴油销量跃升至去年同期的85％。 然而，由于航班运营受限，航空燃油的销售仍保持在2019年6月水平的32％的低位。但是，7月份柴油销量下降至去年同期的75％，汽油降至83％。而航空燃油的销售量较去年同期增长35％。

据行业观察人士表示，从50%恢复到80-90%的复苏速度很快，但要达到100%还需要一段时间。

郝芬 译自 能源世界网

原文如下:

Petrol demand at 92 per cent of year ago period

India’s fuel demand has started crawling up after faltering in July, with petrol consumption reaching nearly 92 per cent of the year-ago period but diesel consumption continued to skid as widespread rains, floods and local lockdowns in industrialised states combined to scupper demand from farm, construction and transport sectors.

Latest industry data showed August petrol sales rising to 2,140 tmt (thousand metric tonnes), an increase of 6 per cent from the July volume, as more curbs were eased and people increasingly opted for personal vehicles to get around. Similarly, jet fuel sales rebounded to 238 tmt, or 8 per cent higher than a month ago, as the number of flights increased.

But diesel sales, a key indicator of economic activity since it is mainly used in the farm, transport and construction sectors, dropped to 4,257 tmt, or 12 per cent lower than July.

According to Hindustan Petroleum chairman M K Surana, diesel sales remained affected because industrial activity was not yet back fully and flow of material and products needed to stabilise after the ready stocks were gone. “There is no leisure travel. Low flight and train operations means lesser use of taxis by travellers,” he told TOI recently.

Once the lockdown was eased in June, petrol sales jumped to 83 per cent and diesel to 85 per cent of their year-ago levels. Jet fuel sales, however, remained subdued at 32 per cent of June 2019 level due to limited flight operations. But July saw diesel sales dropping to 75 per cent and petrol 83 per cent of their year-ago levels. Jet fuel sales gained marginal ground at 35 per cent of the year-ago period.

Industry watchers said the recovery from 50 per cent to 80-90 per cent was quick but it would take some time to reach 100 per cent.