India’s domestic production of petroleum coke in Jul’20 is reported as 1.01 million tonnes (mn t), against 1.04 mn t in the same month last year, registering a marginal reduction of 2.7%.
Moreover, the production in Jul ’20 is lower by 17.0% as compared to the average monthly production of 1.22 mn t in FY 2019-20.
Furthermore, cumulative pet coke production in Apr-Jul’20 has been 3.99 mn t, compared with 4.46 mn t in the corresponding period of the last year, registering a reduction of 10.5%.
However, pet coke production in Jul’20 has increased by 3.2%, as compared to 0.982 mn t in the Jun’20.
Pet coke production has been affected following the restrictions imposed due to Covid-19. However, the graded unlocking process has improved in different stages and now with the Unlock 4.0 starting w.e.f. 1st Sep’20, the government has permitted some more relaxations for economic activities with suitable guidelines and protocols. It is expected that pet coke production will increase in coming months amidst the improvement in overall Covid-19 situation.
Productions have been at different levels at various pet coke producing refineries across the country. The Covid-19 situation has not only affected the production of pet coke but there has been overall reduction in crude throughput affecting the total production of petroleum products.
However, the overall production of petroleum products has consistently increased month after month during the three-month period from Apr-Jul’20. The total domestic production of all petroleum products is reported as 16.0 mn t, 17.3 mn t, 18.7 mn t and 19.4 mn t in the months of Apr’20, May’20, Jun’20 and Jul’20 respectively.
Pet coke production is graphically represented month-wise for FY21 vs FY20 as follows:
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