Indian refiners’ August crude processing drops 4.4% from a month earlier

Indian refiners’ crude throughput declined 4.4% month-on-month in August to 5.27 million barrels per day (22.29 million metric tons), according to provisional government data released on Thursday.

Refinery throughput in July was at 5.51 million barrels per day (23.31 million metric tons). On a year-on-year basis, refinery throughput rose 3% in August.