Brent crude has come close to $85 per barrel. WTI crude oil is also trading near $82. The rise in crude oil prices in the global market for 4 consecutive weeks has come to a halt. This week, prices have declined. Crude oil prices have slipped from the upper levels.
Petrol Diesel Price Today: Due to any kind of action in crude oil prices, eyes are on government oil marketing companies, which release fresh rates every time. In such a situation, has there been a change in fuel rates when crude prices rose? Let us tell you that on Sunday i.e. 14th July, no change has been made in the fuel rates. The last time the price of petrol and diesel in the country changed was in March this year.
Petrol rates in metro cities.
- City Rates (₹/liter)
- New Delhi 94.76
- Mumbai 104.19
- Chennai 100.73
- Kolkata 103.93
Diesel rates in metro cities
- City Rates (₹/litre)
- New Delhi 87.66
- Mumbai 92.13
- Kolkata 90.74
- Chennai 92.32
Petrol and diesel prices in other major cities of the country
- Noida: Petrol Rs 94.81 per liter and diesel Rs 87.94 per liter
- Patna: Petrol Rs 105.16 per liter and diesel Rs 92.03 per liter
- Chandigarh: Petrol Rs 94.22 per liter and diesel Rs 82.38 per liter
- Lucknow: Petrol Rs 94.63 per liter and diesel Rs 87.74 per liter
- Jaipur: Petrol Rs 104.86 per liter and diesel Rs 90.34 per liter
- Gurugram: Petrol Rs 95.18 per liter and diesel Rs 88.03 per liter
- Hyderabad: Petrol Rs 107.39 per liter and diesel Rs 95.63 per liter
Check petrol-diesel prices like this
Petrol and diesel prices are released daily, which can be easily checked sitting in your city. For this, you have to go to the official website of oil marketing companies and send an SMS. Indian Oil customers can SMS RSP along with city code to 9224992249. If you are a BPCL customer, you can SMS RSP to 9223112222.
When were the fuel rates reduced?
IOCL, BPCL and HPCL release the latest rates of petrol and diesel every day at 6 am. Let us tell you that the prices of both were last changed on March 14, 2024. Under this, the price of petrol and diesel was reduced by Rs 2-2 per liter. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation of India release the prices of petrol and diesel on the official website. You can also check it sitting at home.
Why are petrol and diesel prices expensive?
According to the official website of Indian Oil Corporation Limited i.e. IOCL, petrol is being sold at Rs 94.72 per liter in Delhi. Let us understand its calculation… The base price of one liter was Rs 55.46. The cost on freight was 20 paise. Excise duty of Rs 19.90 was added to this. Then dealer commission of Rs 3.77 was also added. Apart from this, VAT of Rs 15.39 was charged. In this respect, the price of petrol has become Rs 94.72.
Let us understand the math of diesel prices on the website of the government company itself… Its base price is Rs 56.20. The freight cost in this is 22 paise. Excise duty is Rs 15.80. Then the average dealer commission is Rs 2.58. Further VAT of Rs 12.82 is imposed. In this respect, customers get one liter of diesel for Rs 87.62.
