Check Today's Petrol, Diesel Price Amid Sharp Dip In Crude, This City Selling Cheapest Fuel

Crude oil price witnessed sharp dip amid global economic slowdown and a strong dollar. Brent crude futures fell by $7.16 at $99.9 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate crude declined $6.97$ at $97.19. Amid the steep decline in crude prices, the rates of petrol and diesel across different cities in India on Thursday remain steady for nearly two months.

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) keep the price unchanged for petrol and diesel in India. If you are in Delhi, prices of petrol remain at Rs 96.72 per litre while the diesel price is recorded at Rs 89.62 per litre. In Mumbai, the price of one litre of petrol is recorded at Rs 111.35 per litre and diesel price is available at Rs 97.28 per litre.

Prices of both the fuel petrol and diesel have been same for more than a month ever since finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared a cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel. Nirmala Sitharaman declared an excuse duty cut on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and Rs 6 per litre on diesel earlier this year on May 21.

The prices of petrol and diesel vary from state to state as a result of implementation of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges. Despite the high crude oil prices, petrol and diesel rates remain the same.

It is worth noting that public sector oil marketing companies that may include Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) revise prices of fuel everyday keeping in line with benchmark global prices and foreign exchange rates. If any changes in the prices of petrol and diesel occur, it is implemented at 6 AM everyday.

Below are the price of petrol and diesel in these cities:

Port Blair: Petrol price: Rs 84.10/litre, Diesel price: Rs 79.74/litre

Chennai: Petrol price: Rs 102.63/litre, Diesel price: Rs 94.24/litre

Bengaluru: Petrol price: Rs 101.94/litre, Diesel price: Rs 87.89/litre

Lucknow: Petrol: Rs 96.57/litre, Diesel: Rs 89.76/litre

Noida: Petrol: Rs 96.57/litre, Diesel: Rs 89.96/litre

Gurugram: Petrol: Rs 97.18/litre, Diesel: Rs 90.05/litre

Chandigarh: Petrol: Rs 96.20/litre, Diesel: Rs 84.26/litre