India's oil industry struggles to predict when demand will recover
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India's oil industry struggles to predict when demand will recoverBy Saket Sundria and Debjit Chakraborty, Bloomberg
Last Updated: May 27, 2021, 09:58 AM IST
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This time it's not as bad as April 2020, when demand nearly halved. This time round, more factories have remained open and cargo movements between states haven’t been as badly affected. Even so, around 65% of India’s truck fleet is idle due to weak demand and a shortage of drivers, with localised restrictions creating hurdles to truck movement.
Regional lockdowns and periodic announcements are making things difficult to predict.