Nicosia: Total petroleum product sales amounted to 127,272 tons in March 2026, marking an increase of 18.6% compared to March 2025.
According to Cyprus News Agency, a statement from the Statistical Service highlighted significant increases in oil supplies to ships (156.3%) and aircraft (8.6%), as well as notable rises in sales of kerosene (149.5%), heating oil (70.9%), asphalt (68.0%), liquefied petroleum gases (50.4%), road diesel (8.0%), and motor gasoline (4.6%). Conversely, there was a decrease recorded in sales of heavy and light fuel oil, which dropped by 65.5% and 48.3%, respectively.
Specifically, sales at gas stations increased by 12.5% to 62,528 tons. The Statistical Service also noted that total petroleum product sales in March 2026 rose by 13.7% compared to February 2026.
Fuel supplies to aircraft increased by 16.9% and to ships by 9.1%, with diesel fuel sales rising by 15.7% and gasoline by 11.2%. Total petroleum product stocks at the end of March 2026 increased by 4.1% compared to the end of the previous month.
During the period from January to March 2026, total petroleum product sales rose by 9.8% compared to the same period last year, the statement concludes.