Petrol Diesel Price Cut: Indians may see relief in petrol and diesel prices if global oil prices remain low. State-run fuel companies may consider reducing prices if the global crude rates stay lower for extended period, Oil Secretary Pankaj Jain said. India is also seeking increased output from OPEC+ and maximizing crude purchases from cost-effective suppliers like Russia.
Indians now need to pray for the global oil prices to stay at lower levels for a longer period to get the much-needed relief from petrol and diesel prices that fan inflation and add to severe cost pressure for the households.
Petrol prices and diesel rates in India have continued to remain at elevated levels for last few years in India, even as crude oil prices had fallen.
Oil companies will consider reducing fuel prices if the price of crude oil remains low for an extended period, said Pankaj Jain, secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Also Read: Fuel price cut coming? As crude slips, hope floats for Indian consumers Crude oil prices slump Crude oil prices have recently slumped to near three-year low, boosting the profitability of fuel marketing companies and potentially paving the way for a reduction in pump prices before elections in key states such as Maharashtra and Haryana.
However, the declines in crude oil prices have not translated to reductions in petrol prices or diesel prices in India.
In fact, for the petrol and diesel price cut in March, Indians have been denied of relief on petrol, diesel prices for months in tandem with declines in global oil prices.
On Tuesday, Brent crude, the primary international oil contract, dropped below $70 per barrel for the first time since December 2021 due to worries that slowing economic growth is dampening fuel demand.
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Taking advantage of this situation, the government instructed the three major state-run retailers — Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) — to reduce petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2 per litre on March 14, just ahead of the general election.
Petrol price was decontrolled in 2010, linking it to global market prices, and that of diesel in 2014.
Indians in many states are still paying over Rs 100 per litre for petrol while diesel prices remain above Rs 90 a litre.
The fuel has a large impact on inflationary pressures for its wide range of use from transportation to cooking, while slew of industries also depend on it ranging from tyres to aviation.
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India, the third-largest oil importer and consumer globally, relies on overseas sources for over 87% of its oil requirements.
Indian companies are also set to maximise crude oil purchases from the most cost-effective suppliers, including Russia, the secretary said.
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Russia's share of India's crude imports surged from less than 1% before the conflict to 42% in the first five months of this fiscal year, displacing other major suppliers such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the US, according to energy cargo tracker Vortexa.
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