Nicosia: Total petroleum product sales in July 2025 reached 144,790 tons, marking a 7.7% increase compared to July 2024.
According to Cyprus News Agency, there was significant growth in marine fuel supplies, which soared by 270.3%, and aviation fuel, which increased by 13.0%. Other notable rises included asphalt at 9.3%, diesel at 3.8%, heating oil at 3.3%, gasoline at 3.0%, kerosene at 2.2%, and liquefied petroleum gas at 0.8%.
However, sharp declines were observed in the sales of light and heavy fuel oil, which dropped by 67.0% and 59.7%, respectively. Sales at petrol stations specifically rose by 3.0%, totalling 62,497 tons.
On a month-to-month basis, July 2025 saw a 2.9% increase in sales compared to June 2025. This growth was driven by increases in aviation fuel (4.5%), asphalt (27.9%), gasoline (5.9%), and diesel (4.8%). Conversely, kerosene and heavy fuel oil sales experienced declines of 68.0% and 32.3%, respectively. Petroleum inventories at the end of July 2025 surged by 30.8% compared to the previous month.
For the January-July 2025 period, total petroleum sales rose by 4.5% compared to the same period in 2024.