MUSCAT: Of the total production of M-91 grade petrol (which is the cheapest petrol available in the market), 6.47 billion barrels were sold in the domestic market.
Domestic sales of M-95 grade petrol reached 9.26 billion barrels, while sales of gas oil (diesel) within the country stood at 11.10 billion barrels during the first 10 months of 2020. Domestic sales of aviation fuel oil fell by 64%, whereas that of LPG rose 3% at the end of October 2020.
As far as petrochemicals are concerned, production of polypropylene by Orpic at the end of October 2020 was 195 thousand metric tons, while output of paraxylene and benzene was 507 thousand metric tons and 156 thousand metric tons, respectively.
Further, Omani refineries exported 157 thousand metric tons of benzene at the end of October 2020, while exports of paraxylene and polypropylene stood at 495 thousand metric tons and 147 thousand metric tons, respectively.
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