The national consumption of petroleum products has shown relative stability in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 1,093 kilotons equivalent to oil (KTEP), despite a marked drop in national production of crude oil.
According to the energy situation report published by the National Observatory for Energy and Mines, overall demand remained almost stable between March 2024 and March 2025. Certain categories of products have however experienced notable developments: petrol consumption increased by 3%, that of the aviation jet by 10%, while the demand for fuel fell by 35%and that in diesel of 3%.
Road fuels (petrol and diesel), which still represent the essentials of consumption with 62% of the total, experienced a slight decrease of 1% by one year. For its part, the LPG displayed a significant increase of 8%, confirming its place as an energy alternative. As for oil coke, used in the cement sector, its consumption has remained generally stable.
On the structural level, the distribution of the consumption of petroleum products remains similar to that of the previous year, despite slight adjustments: the share of fuel rose from 4% to 3%, that of diesel from 45% to 44%, while the aviation jet increased from 4% to 5%.
National production in decline
In parallel, the national production of crude oil recorded a decrease of 5%, increased to 328 kilotons at the end of March 2025. The average daily production contracted, falling to 27,200 barrels/day against 32,200 barrels/day a year earlier.
This drop concerns the majority of the main oil fields in the country, including Miskar (-32%), Nawara (-21%), Hasdrubal (-15%), El Hajeb/Guebiba (-11%), Gherib (-17%) and Ashtart (-15%). On the other hand, some sites have experienced a revival of production, like El Borma (+15%), MLD (+24%) and Adam (+3%).
