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Petrol, diesel prices at fresh highs as rates up for 2nd straight day

Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday scaled new highs in the country as rates were hiked for the second day in a row

Weak diesel demand signals a slow rebound for industrial India

Diesel is a bellwether of industrial activity in India

Oil marketing companies continue to hold petrol and diesel price hike

The rise in crude oil prices may dent marketing margins if not passed on, however, some say OMCs may have a cushion to absorb

Throughput at IOC refineries rises to 100% in Nov on growing demand

Demand for petrol is now higher than last year, while demand for diesel continues to lag behind

Petrol prices on upswing, poised to breach all-time high in Delhi

The current price of petrol in Delhi is nearly 60 paise short of breaching the all- time high of Rs 84 per litre recorded in October 2018

Petrol price hits 2-year high of Rs 83 a litre in Delhi, diesel at 73.32

Petrol price breached the Rs 83-a-litre mark in Delhi for the first time in more than two years after a rally in international oil prices forced a 13th increase in rates in a fortnight

India's November diesel sales decline 7% after rising in October

The country is the world's third biggest oil importer and consumer.

Petrol price rises again to cross Rs 82-mark, diesel above Rs 72 a litre

In nine days, petrol price has gone up by Rs 1.07 per litre and diesel rate has risen by Rs 1.67.

Diesel sales fall 5% in November after reaching pre-Covid levels in October

India's diesel sales fell 5 per cent in the first half of November when compared with the previous year, industry data showed on Monday, after rising for the first time in eight months in October

Diesel sale clocks 6.1% growth; first time since Covid-19 induced lockdown

The rebound in diesel demand is crucial for ramping up crude processing by Indian refiners after consumption was crushed by a strict lockdown

India's diesel sales rise above pre-Covid levels in October: Industry data

India's diesel consumption rose 8.8% in the first half of this month from a year ago, its first annual increase since March, when the nation imposed lockdown restrictions to curb the spread of Covid

Covid-19 lockdown and taxes eat away at diesel's edge over petrol in India

Refiners are expected to focus on making less diesel and more gasoline and petrochemicals to respond to changing demand

India's September fuel demand declines about 4.4% to 15.47 mn tonnes

Sales of gasoline, or petrol, rose by 3.3% from a year earlier to 2.45 million tonnes

Petrol demand returns to pre-Covid-19 levels, diesel sales inching up

India's petrol sales rose 2 per cent in September - the first increase since the country's lockdown in late March - signalling demand returning to pre-Covid-19 levels

Petrol sales up 2% in September, diesel down 7.3% YoY: Indian Oil

Petrol sales by state retailers recovered to their level before the coronavirus pandemic for the first time since March

Nayara Energy sees diesel recovery to pre-COVID-19 level by end-2021

Diesel demand growth is likely to return to pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of 2021 or early 2022, said Ashutosh Deshpande at the Platts APPEC 2020 virtual conference

Rocky road back to pre-Covid demand levels for gasoline, diesel: Executives

Global gasoline and diesel demand is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2021-end, although a resurgence in Covid-19 cases would keep consumption fluctuating, several industry executives said

Diesel price dips below Rs 73, petrol rate cut for 2nd time in six months

Diesel price on Saturday fell below Rs 73 a litre mark while petrol saw a second reduction in rates in six months, according to state-owned fuel retailers

Oil companies hold diesel, petrol prices for three consecutive days

Oil marketing companies decided to keep the pump prices of petroleum products petrol and diesel unchanged on Thursday

India's fuel demand continues to recover in June, up 11% over May-levels

Officials said petrol and diesel demand has rapidly climbed due to higher use of private vehicles as commuters avoided public transport