The quantity of oil used by Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) during the first nine months of this year stood at 61,038,800 barrels compared to 54,964,100 barrels during same period in 2011, marking an increase of 11.1 per cent. The statistical bulletin published by the National Centre for Statistics and Data (NCSD) pointed out that Orpic products grew by 2.7 per cent by the end of September to hit 61,038,800 barrels compared to 56,928,500 barrels during the same period in 2011.

The products included regular and super vehicle fuel. The super auto fuel grew by 22.1 per cent. The quantity produced as of the end of September amounted to 13,951,200 barrels compared to 11,424,400 barrels during the same period in 2011. The production of regular fuel decreased by 30.2 per cent as the quantity produced during the first nine months of 2012 amounted to 4,050,940 barrels compared to 5,807,200 barrels during the same period last year, according to the report.

The production of aviation fuel grew by 21.9 per cent as of the end of September and amounted to 4,472,200 barrels compared to 3,668,800 barrels during the same period last year. The production of diesel grew by 9.4 per cent as of the end of September as the production hit 12,799,900 barrels compared to 11,700,000 barrels of the end of September 2011. The fuel oil production grew by 5.7 per cent to hit 2,734,500 barrels as of the end of September 2012 compared to 2,585,900 barrels as of the end of September 2011. The bulletin pointed to a decline in production of liquefied oil gas by 5.1 per cent.