Fuel consumption in Thailand contracted in January, especially for jet fuel, following the return of Covid-19 in mid-December last year, according to the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
The largest plunge was jet fuel consumption, which contracted by 82.6% to a daily average of 3.85 from 22.1 million litres year-on-year, said department chief Nantika Thangsuphanich.
Demand for gasoline and gasohol also contracted by 16% to 26.7 million litres, compared with 31.75 million litres daily average in January 2020.
Other types of fuels also fell. Diesel shrank by 10.7% to 58.5 from 67.3 million litres per day. Liquefied petroleum gas contracted by 11.2% to 9,076 from 10,220 tonnes per day. Bunker oil slipped by 4% to 3.86 from 4.02 million litres per day.
The DOEB reported the decline started in December when the fresh wave began in Samut Sakhon. Demand also fell…
