ATF sales soars by 19%

New Delhi: India’s demand for oil products rose 4% in December 2006 to 10.5 million tonne (mt) as against 10.1 mt a year ago, on the back of increase in diesel consumption.
Sale of diesel in the country increased 7% to 3.939 mt as compared to 3.684 mt in December 2005, data released by the petroleum ministry said.
Petrol demand jum-ped 9.6% to 8,03,600 tonne while fuel oil sales were down 3.8% to 1.07 mt.
Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) or jet fuel sales soared 19% to 3,71,000 tonne in December as compared to 3,13,100 tonne in the same month of the previous year.
13/02/07 PTI/Financial Express

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