India’s fuel consumption fell 6.3% in August from July to 18.61 million metric tons, its lowest level since September 2024, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell of the oil ministry showed. Consumption was also down 2.8% from a year earlier. Diesel demand dropped 15% month over month but rose 6.8% year over year, while gasoline sales increased 0.5% from July and 8.2% from a year earlier. LPG consumption was unchanged at 2.35 million metric tons, its highest since March, but fell about 17.2% year over year. Naphtha sales declined 22.3% year over year. Bitumen consumption fell 4.4% from July but rose 19.8% from a year earlier, while fuel oil usage dropped 15.9% from July. State-run fuel retailers said nationwide testing found no evidence supporting claims of high chloride contamination or moisture in E20 petrol, adding that fuel quality remained within prescribed limits.