Sales of oil products at service stations in Cyprus saw a 2.5 per cent increase in February, reaching 57,326 tonnes, compared to 55,909 tonnes in February 2024, according to a report from the statistical service.

In terms of product categories, significant increases were recorded in kerosene (55.5 per cent), agricultural diesel (32.9 per cent), heating oil (31.8 per cent), and light fuel oil (23.5 per cent).

However, decreases were observed in unleaded petrol (-2.9 per cent), diesel oil (-4.8 per cent), and lubricating oils (-1.0 per cent).

For the period of January–February 2025, total sales from service stations amounted to 113,844 tonnes, showing a 3.0 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2024, when sales stood at 110,544 tonnes.

Moreover, positive annual changes were observed across the majority of products, with kerosene up by 22.7 per cent, agricultural diesel up by 17.2 per cent, heating oil up by 15.9 per cent, and light fuel oil up by 13.0 per cent.

Unleaded petrol saw a slight increase of 0.7 per cent, while reductions were recorded in diesel oil (-0.5 per cent) and lubricating oils (-3.4 per cent).

Total sales of petroleum products across all distribution channels declined by 3.2 per cent in February 2025, reaching 111,760 tonnes compared to February 2024. The overall decrease for the January–February period was 3.0 per cent.

This drop is mainly attributed to lower supplies of oil to ships and aircraft, which fell by 28.3 per cent and 8.2 per cent, respectively.

Significant reductions were also seen in sales of light and heavy fuel oil, which decreased by 26.9 per cent and 18.1 per cent, respectively, as well as in asphalt (-19.5 per cent), petrol (-2.9 per cent), and diesel oil (-2.5 per cent).

On the other hand, positive growth was recorded in the sales of kerosene (60.5 per cent), heating oil (36.6 per cent), and liquefied petroleum gas (20.9 per cent).

When compared to January 2025, total sales in February 2025 increased by 4.9 per cent.

Kerosene sales surged by 42.3 per cent, and heating oil sales rose by 28.1 per cent.

However, a decrease was noted in the supply of oil to aircraft (-7.4 per cent), as well as in sales of petrol (-5.2 per cent) and diesel oil (-0.7 per cent).

Finally, total petroleum product stocks decreased by 14.1 per cent month-on-month at the end of February.