Little hope of relief in the prices of petrol and diesel

The crude oil market has once again become hot amidst the increasing cases of Corona, although there has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel even on Saturday, giving relief to the government oil companies.

Little hope of relief in the prices of petrol and diesel

Petrol Diesel Price Today: The crude oil market has once again become hot amidst the increasing cases of Corona, although there has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel even on Saturday, giving relief to the government oil companies. Oil companies have not made any change in the prices of petrol and diesel for the sixth consecutive month. Oil companies cut the prices of commercial cylinders by Rs 115.50 on November 1. There was no change in the prices of domestic gas cylinders. The last change in the price of petrol and diesel at the national level was on May 21, 2022. Then the central government reduced excise duty by Rs 8 on petrol and Rs 6 on diesel. Currently, the price of petrol in Jaipur is Rs 108.48 and diesel is Rs 93.72 per litre. The prices of petrol and diesel in the country started increasing on March 22, during which the prices of petrol and diesel increased 14 times. Then their prices increased by about Rs 10 per litre, due to which inflation reached its peak.

After September last year, the market for diesel was faster than that for petrol. From a commercial point of view, it is costlier to make diesel than petrol, but in the open market of India, petrol is sold costlier and diesel is sold cheaper. The diesel fire which started here on September 24 last year, stopped after the reduction in excise duty. Diesel had become costlier by about Rs 9.45 from September till Diwali.

Petrol price in Delhi is Rs 96.72 and diesel is Rs 89.62 per litre, petrol in Mumbai is Rs 111.35 and diesel is Rs 97.28 per litre, petrol is Rs 106.03 and diesel is Rs 92.76 per litre in Kolkata, petrol is Rs 102.63 and diesel is Rs 92.76 in Chennai. The price reached Rs 94.24 per litre.