Pakistan’s petroleum product sales fell 2% year-on-year in September 2026 as lower petrol and high-speed diesel volumes offset a sharp increase in furnace oil sales.
Total petroleum product sales stood at 1.35 million tonnes during the month, according to figures reported by Topline Securities.
Motor spirit, commonly sold as petrol, recorded sales of 652,000 tonnes, down 5% from the same month a year earlier.
High-speed diesel sales fell more sharply, declining 11% year-on-year to 525,000 tonnes.
When furnace oil is excluded, overall oil marketing company sales fell 8% year-on-year to 1.25 million tonnes, showing that demand for the main transport fuels remained weaker than a year earlier.
Furnace oil moved in the opposite direction. Sales rose to 93,000 tonnes in September from just 13,000 tonnes in the same month last year, an increase of 601% from a low base.
Other petroleum product sales fell 8% year-on-year to 76,000 tonnes.
The monthly comparison was stronger. Total petroleum sales increased 7% from August, helped by a 25% month-on-month increase in high-speed diesel volumes. Topline Securities attributed the diesel increase mainly to seasonal factors.
Petrol sales, however, were 2% lower than the previous month, while furnace oil volumes declined 5% month-on-month.
For the first quarter of fiscal year 2026-27, total oil marketing company sales increased 6% year-on-year to 4.12 million tonnes from 3.89 million tonnes.
That quarterly increase was heavily influenced by furnace oil. Excluding furnace oil, sales were broadly unchanged at 3.85 million tonnes compared with the same period last year.
Among major companies, Pakistan State Oil recorded September sales of 639,000 tonnes, up 12% year-on-year. Attock Petroleum sold 116,000 tonnes, unchanged from a year earlier, while Wafi Energy Pakistan’s volumes declined 6% to 110,000 tonnes.
The September data matters because petrol and diesel volumes provide a useful indication of transport, commercial and agricultural fuel demand.
The figures show that although overall petroleum sales improved from August, demand for Pakistan’s two main road fuels remained below last year’s levels in September.