Domestic oil sales rise 7.3 per cent

New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI) The country's domestic oil sales led by naphtha and diesel rose 7.3 per cent in January compared to last year.

Sale of domestic refined products also rose 10.46 million tonnes, official data today said.

Diesel sales, rose 8.2 per cent in January from a year earlier to 3.71 million tonnes (9,00,000 barrels per day) while domestic naphtha sales surged 28 per cent.

Data also showed a three fold increase in naphtha exports to 1.3 million tonnes for January, although this was partly offset by imports, which rose by nearly 154 per cent to 476,900 tonnes.

UNI