Last year’s Covid-19 outbreaks caused Thai fuel consumption to decline by 3.5% to an average of 133 million litres a day, down from 138 million litres a day in 2020, according to the Department of Energy Business.
All types of fuel used in the transport sector saw lower consumption following road and air travel restrictions, but liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and fuel oil or heavy oil used by industries and marine transport increased, said Nantika Thangsuphanich, director-general at the department.
She said jet fuel declined by 35% to an average of 4.86 million litres a day, down from 7.5 million litres.
Petrol consumption dropped by 8.5% to 29.03…
