Petrol and diesel prices in the country remained unchanged on Saturday as oil marketing companies (OMCs) decided to pause the daily revision process and closely study global oil price movement
Petrol and diesel prices have witnessed a minor surge in the national capital and stood at Rs 90.99 per litre and Rs 81.42 per litre, respectively on Thursday
Petrol and diesel prices witnessed a minor surge in the national capital and stood at Rs 90.74 and Rs 81.12 per litre, respectively on Wednesday
Petrol price on Tuesday was increased by 15 paise per litre and diesel by 18 paise as state-owned fuel retailers started passing on the increase in international oil prices to consumers
Oil companies looking to raise the retail price of the two auto fuels between Rs 2 and Rs 3 per litre in phases
Motor fuel demand rose to 88,380 tons per day last month, the highest level since November last year, according to official data.
Oil marketing companies have kept petrol and diesel prices unchanged for the fifth straight day
Oil marketing companies on Saturday continued on the pause mode and decided against revising the petrol and diesel after cutting its retail rates on Tuesday.
Petrol now costs Rs 90.56 per litre in Delhi and a litre of diesel comes for Rs 80.87
Resultantly, global fears have resurfaced on the slowdown economic recovery due to this wave
Petrol now costs Rs 90.78 per litre in Delhi and a litre of diesel comes for Rs 81.10
Reduction, which comes ahead of Assembly elections, may not last as crude oil prices rise with Suez Canal blockage
Fuel prices in the country have remained steady for three weeks now as softening crude and upcoming assembly elections in a few states have kept Oil companies from revising the retail prices
At present, an important reason for the large leeway around the inflation target lies in the behaviour of the prices of oil and food, which can push prices more generally
Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Monday said both the Centre and the states need to think about reducing taxes on petrol and diesel
Food inflation rose to 3.87 per cent from 3.11 per cent over this period.
India's fuel consumption fell for the second month in a row in February to its lowest since September as record-high prices hindered demand recovery. Petroleum product consumption fell 4.9 per cent to 17.21 million tonnes in February as demand for both petrol and diesel fell, according to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Petrol and diesel prices across the country rose to their highest levels last month before state-owned fuel retailers put on hold any further price increase ostensibly to contain political fallout for the ruling party in the ensuing assembly elections in states like West Bengal. Diesel, the most used fuel in the country, fell 8.5 per cent to 6.55 million tonnes while petrol consumption was down 6.5 per cent to 2.4 million tonnes. Naphtha sales remained unchanged but the sale of bitumen - used for making roads - was down 11 per cent. Cooking gas LPG sales were up 7.6 per cent. Crude oil suppliers
In Mumbai, petrol price stood at Rs 97.57 per litre--the same since Feb 27
On a monthly basis, demand slipped by 4.6%
Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the second time on Tuesday till 2 pm amid protests by Opposition members over the rising fuel prices