Refineries owned by the state report an 8.4% increase in gasoil production, reaching 3.45 million tonnes in the first half of April.

Gasoil accounts for around two-fifths of refined fuel consumption in India.

India’s state-run oil refineries have reported a significant increase in sales of gasoil during the first half of April.

India’s economy is greatly dependent on gasoil, which constitutes around 40% of the country’s refined fuel consumption.