Standard grade petrol production falls 32%

Muscat: The Sultanate recorded a fall in the production of standard grade petrol (M-91) by Omani refineries at the end of June 2020 by 32 per cent, with the output falling to 5.09 billion barrels compared to 7.52 billion barrels produced in 2019.
The output of super grade petrol (M-95) reached 5.79 billion barrels at the end of June 2020, according to data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
Gas oil (diesel) output rose 16 per cent to 15.71 billion barrels while aviation fuel production fell by 40 per cent to 4.45 billion barrels at the end of June 2020 over the same period of 2019. Production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fell 25 per cent to 2.82 billion barrels during the period under review, NCSI said.
Of the total production of M-91 grade petrol (which is the cheapest petrol available in the market), 3.85 billion barrels were sold in the domestic market.
Domestic sales of M-95 grade petrol reached 5.23 billion barrels while sales of gas oil (diesel) within the country was at 6.72 billion barrels during the first 6 months of 2020.
Domestic sales of aviation fuel oil fell by 51 per cent, whereas that of LPG rose 10 per cent at the end of June 2020.
Omani refineries exported 92.4 tonnes of benzene at the end of June 2020.