Oil Refiners' Rate Of Crude Production In June 2021 Subdued Due To COVID-19 Curbs

The refiners operated at a median fee of 89.59 per cent of capability in June

The nation's refiners' crude throughput in June was little modified from the earlier month when it fell to multi-month lows as a extreme second wave of coronavirus restrained demand, forcing refiners to scale back runs.

Refiners processed 4.50 million barrels per day (18.4 million tonnes) of crude oil in June, provisional authorities knowledge confirmed on Friday. This compares with 4.49 million barrels per day (bpd) processed in May, which was the bottom since October 2020.

Crude oil imports additionally fell to a nine-month low in June as refiners curtailed purchases amid increased gasoline inventories as a result of low consumption and renewed lockdowns within the earlier two months, knowledge obtained from commerce sources confirmed.

Refineries' crude oil throughput final month was nonetheless 4.7 per cent increased than June 2020 ranges. India's gasoline demand additionally inched increased after slumping to a nine-month low in May as many states on the planet's third-biggest oil importer and client began easing restrictions and mobility picked up. 

The state gasoline retailers' gasoline gross sales additionally exceeded pre-pandemic ranges within the first fortnight of July, preliminary trade knowledge confirmed final week.

"With a further likely easing of mobility restrictions, I would expect oil demand to recover further, resulting in higher refinery processing rates down the road," UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo stated.

The refiners operated at a median fee of 89.59 per cent of capability in June, down from 92.37 per cent of capability in May, the federal government knowledge confirmed.
 

June refinery capability utilisation fee hits 8-month low
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The nation's largest refiner, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), final month operated its immediately owned vegetation at 93.53 per cent capability, as per the info. Reliance, proprietor of the world's greatest refining advanced, operated its vegetation at 93.12 per cent capability in June.

Natural fuel output rose 19.5 per cent to 2.78 billion cubic metres, whereas crude oil manufacturing eased almost two per cent to 606,000 barrels per day (2.48 million tonnes), knowledge from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas confirmed.

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