Chinese state-controlled jet fuel importer China Aviation Oil (CAO) saw its supplies and trading volumes fall sharply in this year's first half because of diminished activity with the Covid-19 pandemic.
CAO's total supplies and trading volumes fell by 24.4pc from a year earlier to 13.16mn t in the first half. Jet fuel supplies and trading volumes fell by 30.1pc to 5.31mn t (230,000 b/d). Similar volumes for gasoil fell by 14.5pc to 2.36mn t (97,000 b/d).
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about an unprecedented impact on the aviation industry, with a corresponding drop in global demand for jet fuel along with sharp falls in oil prices globally, said CAO's chief executive Wang Yanjun.
CAO's first-half profit fell by 57pc to $23.57mn.
The share of profits from CAO's associates fell by 89.8pc to $3.89mn, mainly because of sharply reduced contribution from Shanghai Pudong International Airport Aviation Fuel Supply (SPIA) to $2.14mn, down by 93.8pc. Shanghai Pudong is the second-largest airport in China. CAO holds a 33pc stake in SPIA, which is the only jet fuel supplier to the airport.
Contributions from CAO's other associates slumped by 57.1pc to $2.34mn. China National Aviation Fuel TSN-PEK Pipeline transports 90pc and 41pc respectively of the jet fuel to Beijing Capital and Tianjin airports. CAO owns 49pc of the company.

