Results of the 1st Quarter of 2005 Energy Statistics

Information from the Statistics and Census Service shows that in the first quarter of 2005, the available amount of Electricity and Fuel oil rose 13.7% and 12.4% respectively, whereas Gas oil & diesel registered the only drop of 10.2%, when compared with the first quarter of 2004. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2004, the available amount of Gas oil & diesel and Electricity dropped markedly by 23.5% and 8.1% respectively. On the other hand, Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) registered the only increase of 14.8%. In comparison with the first quarter of 2004, consumption of Fuel oil and Electricity rose 23.1% and 17.5%. On the other hand, Gas oil & diesel registered the only decrease of 21.3%. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2004, consumption of Gas oil & diesel and Electricity fell markedly by 36.5% and 9.1% respectively. On the other hand, LPG registered the largest increase of 16.7%. For the import quantity of fuels in the first quarter of 2005, when compared with the first quarter of 2004, Aviation kerosene and Fuel oil increased significantly by 27.9% and 10.1% respectively, while Gas oil & diesel registered the biggest decrease of 38.3%. In comparison with the fourth quarter of 2004, import quantity of Fuel oil and LPG increased markedly by 12.5% and 11.8% respectively, while Common kerosene (Kerosene for illumination) and Gas oil & diesel decreased significantly by 55.4% and 42.6% respectively. In the first quarter of 2005, the total import value of liquid and gas fuels reached the amount of MOP508 million, representing an increase of 21.1% over the first quarter of 2004 and a decrease of 14.6% over the fourth quarter of 2004. At the end of the first quarter of 2005, the list prices of all fuels increased compared with the end of the first quarter of 2004, among which those of Common kerosene (Kerosene for illumination) and Fuel oil rose 27.7% and 24.3% respectively. Compared with the end of the fourth quarter of 2004, the list prices of all fuels increased, among which those of Fuel oil and Gasoline (unleaded) rose 7.8% and 7.2% respectively.