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IOC Increase Refinery Throughput on Higher Domestic Demand

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Refinery throughput for Indian Oil Corp. showed a 4.6% rise yr/yr in Q4 2022 with crude runs above 100% in November and December.

  • Total throughput over Oct-Dec was 18.2m mt (1.45mb/d) according to IOC on 31 Jan. The run rate of all nine refineries was 104% in December up from 101% in November and 99% the previous year.
  • Domestic demand is growing post pandemic and could continue in Q1 2023 according to S&P Global. IOC's domestic sales rose 10.5% year on year to 23.2m mt in Oct-Dec 2022.
  • India’s oil products demand rose 8.4% in 2022 to 219.2m mt (4.7mb/d) with diesel up 10.2% and gasoline up 13.8% according to the oil ministry Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell.
  • "Indian refineries are preparing for a strong revival in demand. There is a strong case for keeping run rates high," said a S&P Global source.
  • India's average refinery runs are expected to rise from 5.16mp/d in 2022 to 5.3mb/d in 2023 on higher available capacity and healthy margins according to S&P Global.


Source: S&P Global

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