Amid the boiling of crude oil, today at 6 am, the government oil marketing petroleum companies Indian Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Oil Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. has released new rates of petrol and diesel.
In Delhi, petrol is priced at Rs 94.72 and diesel at Rs 87.62 per litre.
Cheapest petrol Rs 2.38 per litre: Even today, the cheapest petrol in India is available at less than Rs 83 per litre. Whereas, the rate of diesel is less than Rs 80 per litre. On the other hand, the cheapest petrol in the world is only Rs 2.38 per liter in Iran.
That means it is 40 times cheaper than the cheapest petrol in India. Whereas, the most expensive petrol is Rs 263.40 per liter in Hong Kong.
According to Bloomberg Energy, the June futures of Brent crude have reached $ 98.98 per barrel. Whereas, the May futures of WTI are at $85.14.
In Agra, petrol is being sold at Rs 94.35 and diesel at Rs 87.41 per litre. In Ahmedabad, petrol has come to Rs 94.44 and diesel to Rs 90.11 per liter.
The rate of petrol in Lucknow is Rs 94.65 and diesel is Rs 87.76 per litre. The price of petrol in Meerut is Rs 94.43 and diesel is Rs 87.49 per liter.
Petrol in Jaipur, Rajasthan has now come to Rs 104.88. Whereas, the price of diesel is Rs 90.36 per litre. In Sriganganagar petrol is priced at Rs 106.26 and diesel at Rs 91.60.
Today the cheapest petrol in the country is being sold in Port Blair for Rs 82.42 and diesel for Rs 78.01 per litre.
In Indore, petrol is priced at Rs 106.50 and diesel at Rs 91.89 per litre. Petrol in Nagpur is now Rs 103.96 a litre, earlier it was Rs 106.04.
Diesel here is Rs 90.52 per litre. In Kolkata, petrol is being sold at Rs 103.94 and diesel at Rs 90.76 per litre, while in Mumbai petrol is being sold at Rs 104.21 and diesel at Rs 92.15 per litre.