Pandemic dampens fuel consumptionAn attendant fills a customer's tank at a Bangchak petrol station. Demand in the country for the major fuel types, including diesel, petrol, jet fuel and compressed natural gas, all fell. Jet fuel consumption continued to experience the biggest decline, plunging 47.2% to an average of 4.55 million litres a day, down from 8.6 million litres during the same period last year, she said. Petrol consumption decreased by 7.3% to a daily average of 28.5 million litres from 30.7 million litres during the same period last year. "The decline in fuel consumption began after the Covid-19 outbreak flared up in April, months after the second outbreak in December last year," said Ms Nantika.
