India’s domestic production of petroleum coke is reported as 1.11 million tonnes (mn t) in January 2021, against 1.36 mn t in the same month last year, registering a sizeable reduction of 18.4%.
Moreover, cumulative pet coke production in Apr-Jan’21 is 9.93 mn t, compared with 12.12 mn t in the corresponding period of the last year, registering a reduction of 18.1%.
Nevertheless, pet coke production in Jan’21 has increased moderately by 1.9% as compared to the production of 1.09 mn t in the previous month of Dec’20.
However, the production in Jan’21 is still lower by 9.0%, as compared to the average monthly production of 1.22 mn t recorded in FY 2019-20.
Indian pet coke production during this fiscal had been affected following the restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the graded unlocking process had improved in different stages and with the Unlock 4.0 starting w.e.f. 1st Sep’20, the government had permitted some more relaxations for economic activities with suitable guidelines and protocols. It is now being expected that pet coke production will consistently increase in coming months amidst the improvement in overall Covid-19 situation.
Productions had been affected at different levels at various pet coke producing refineries across the country. The pandemic situation had not only affected the production of pet coke but there had been overall reduction in crude throughput affecting the total production of petroleum products.
Interestingly however, the overall production of petroleum products had 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 in the abovementioned featured image.
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