Fuel consumption falls 13%
Jet fuel consumption declines sharply
Thai fuel consumption in the first 10 months of this year contracted 13% due to the economic recession, according to the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
Director-general Nanthika Thangsupanich said air and land traffic restrictions across the globe during the pandemic were the main reason for the reduction, which was a record decrease for Thailand.
From January to October this year, fuel consumption in the country sank to 137 million litres per day (MLD) from 157MLD in the same period last year, DOEB reported.
Jet fuel consumption suffered the sharpest decline by 59.4% from 19.3 to 7.8MLD.
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