Oil production consumption up by 15%

A 15% rise in oil product consumption in Pakistan has been recorded in the first half of the current fiscal year. Around 1.17million tons of petroleum products have been used from January 2009 to January 2010. Reports said 5.3 million tons of furnace oil, 1.1 million tons of gasoline and 4.4 million tons high-speed diesel fuel were consumed during the period. (February 10, 2010)