Oil industry growth as OMC sales rise 10% in October
Oil industry growth and a monthly rebound left oil marketing companies in Pakistan at 1.48 million tons in October 2026, still 1% below a year earlier per Arif Habib figures.
OMC volumes totalled 1.48 million tons in October 2026, about 10% above September’s 1.35 million tons.
Sales were still 1% lower than October 2025; without furnace oil the annual drop was 5.9%.
Petrol slipped 2% year on year to 0.64 million tons; diesel rose 26% from September but stayed 7% below last October.
Furnace oil jumped 243% year on year to 0.09 million tons, lifting early-FY27 FO volumes by 386%.
PSO led at 0.69 million tons; WAFI and APL also posted monthly gains.