Petroleum Sales Fall 2% Year-on-Year to 1.35 Million Tons

Pakistan's petroleum product sales fell 2 percent year over year to 1.35 million tons in September 2026, but rose 7 percent month over month, according to Topline Research.

Key points

• For 1QFY27, industry furnace oil sales reached 270, 000 tons, up 470 percent from 47, 000 tons a year earlier.
• While motor spirit sales rose 15 percent to 302, 000 tons, pSO's high speed diesel sales rose 9 percent year over year to 269, 000 tons.
• While motor spirit sales declined 10 percent to 50, 000 tons, aPL's September high speed diesel sales fell 31 percent year over year to 37, 000 tons.
• Wafi Energy Pakistan posted September sales of 110, 000 tons, down 6 percent year over year but up 2 percent month over month.
• While volumes fell 4 percent month over month, attock Petroleum Limited (APL) recorded flat total sales at 116, 000 tons in September compared with a year earlier.

For context, the monthly growth was mainly driven by higher diesel volumes due to seasonal factors.

Notably, the September growth took total OMC sales during the first quarter of FY27 to 4.12 million tons, up 6 percent from 3.89 million tons a year earlier. The quarterly expansion was mainly backed by higher furnace oil sales.

Excluding furnace oil, OMC sales fell 8 percent year over year to 1.25 million tons in September but rose 8 percent from August. Ex-FO sales for 1QFY27 stood at 3.85 million tons, broadly unchanged from 3.85 million tons in the same period last year. Electric Cars Can Save Pakistan $1 Billion.

Although they rose 25 percent month over month from 422, 000 tons, within the industry, high speed diesel sales fell 11 percent year over year to 525, 000 tons in September. Motor spirit sales declined 5 percent year over year to 652, 000 tons and fell 2 percent from August. Other products fell 8 percent year over year to 76, 000 tons.

Although volumes were down 5 percent from August, furnace oil sales, nevertheless, jumped to 93, 000 tons in September from 13, 000 tons a year earlier, representing a 601 percent rise. For 1QFY27, industry furnace oil sales reached 270, 000 tons, up 470 percent from 47, 000 tons a year earlier.

Among major OMCs, Pakistan State Oil (PSO) recorded the strongest September expansion, with total sales rising 12 percent year over year to 639, 000 tons and 12 percent month over month. While motor spirit sales rose 15 percent to 302, 000 tons, pSO's high speed diesel sales rose 9 percent year over year to 269, 000 tons. Kia Stonic 1.0L Turbo Rates Unveiled in Pakistan.

PSO's first quarter sales reached 1.91 million tons, up 18 percent year over year. While motor spirit sales rose 25 percent to 953, 000 tons, its high speed diesel sales rose 12 percent to 759, 000 tons.

While volumes fell 4 percent month over month, attock Petroleum Limited (APL) recorded flat total sales at 116, 000 tons in September compared with a year earlier. Its 1QFY27 sales stood at 364, 000 tons, up 11 percent year over year.

While motor spirit sales declined 10 percent to 50, 000 tons, aPL's September high speed diesel sales fell 31 percent year over year to 37, 000 tons. Its furnace oil sales rose to 25, 000 tons from 1, 000 tons a year earlier.

Wafi Energy Pakistan posted September sales of 110, 000 tons, down 6 percent year over year but up 2 percent month over month. Its first quarter sales rose 6 percent to 348, 000 tons. While its 1QFY27 sales fell 12 percent to 114, 000 tons, hascol Petroleum recorded sales of 37, 000 tons in September, down 14 percent year over year but up 5 percent month over month. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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Taken together, the developments around petroleum Sales Fall 2% Year-on point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.