petrol
Petrol hits record Rs 99.71/L in Mumbai after 13th price hike
Oil & Gas
May 25, 2021
Petrol hits record Rs 99.71/L in Mumbai after 13th price hike
Petrol price inched towards the Rs 100-mark in Mumbai on Tuesday after fuel rates were hiked again. Petrol price was…
Petrol, diesel prices increase again after day’s pause
Oil & Gas
May 18, 2021
Petrol, diesel prices increase again after day’s pause
Under the new found preference for revising fuel prices every alternate day, the Oil and marketing companies (OMCs) raised the…
Ninth hike in petrol, diesel prices since state election results
Oil & Gas
May 16, 2021
Ninth hike in petrol, diesel prices since state election results
Petrol price on Sunday was increased by 24 paise per litre and diesel by 27 paise, pushing rates across the…
India’s fuel sales drop 9.4% in April on COVID wave
Oil & Gas
May 12, 2021
India’s fuel sales drop 9.4% in April on COVID wave
India's fuel demand slumped 9.4% in April when compared to the preceding month as lockdowns clamped in several states to…
Petrol, diesel prices at record highs, breaches Rs 100-mark
Oil & Gas
May 10, 2021
Petrol, diesel prices at record highs, breaches Rs 100-mark
Petrol and diesel prices on Monday hit record highs across the country after rates were increased for the fifth time…
Jet fuel price cut by 1% due to softening crude oil
Oil & Gas
April 17, 2021
Jet fuel price cut by 1% due to softening crude oil
Jet fuel price on Friday was cut by 1 per cent, the second reduction in rates this month following softening…
OMCs to explore fuel price revision post elections
Oil & Gas
April 13, 2021
OMCs to explore fuel price revision post elections
Fuel prices in the country remained unchanged on Tuesday with oil marketing companies continuing on the pause mode and keeping…
India’s fuel consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21
Oil & Gas
April 10, 2021
India’s fuel consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21
India's fuel demand contracted by a massive 9.1% in the financial year ended March 31, the first in more than…
Jet fuel price cut by 3% amid softer global crude rates
Oil & Gas
April 1, 2021
Jet fuel price cut by 3% amid softer global crude rates
In the first reduction in rate in two months, jet fuel or ATF price was cut by 3% in line…
Petrol prices down 19-22 paise across four metros
Oil & Gas
March 30, 2021
Petrol prices down 19-22 paise across four metros
Oil marketing companies reduced fuel prices on Tuesday after a four-day halt. Prices of the transportation fuel declined in the…
Ethanol sale for compatible automobiles to boost demand
Oil & Gas
March 30, 2021
Ethanol sale for compatible automobiles to boost demand
Centre's move to allow the direct sale of ethanol as a fuel for compatible automobiles is expected to boost demand,…
Remove distortions before bringing petrol under GST: Moily
Oil & Gas
March 26, 2021
Remove distortions before bringing petrol under GST: Moily
Former Union Oil Minister and senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said distortions in the GST Act will have to…
Not possible to bring petrol under GST for next 8-10 years
Oil & Gas
March 24, 2021
Not possible to bring petrol under GST for next 8-10 years
BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said it is not possible to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime for…
Petrol, diesel prices cut by 18 paise & 17 paise respectively
Oil & Gas
March 24, 2021
Petrol, diesel prices cut by 18 paise & 17 paise respectively
In the first reduction in rates in over a year, petrol price on Wednesday was cut by 18 paise per…
Upcoming polls keep oil companies from hiking prices
Oil & Gas
March 18, 2021
Upcoming polls keep oil companies from hiking prices
Fuel prices in the country have remained steady for over a fortnight now as softening crude and upcoming elections in…
BPCL aims to increasing CNG sale share to 15% in 4-5yrs
Oil & Gas
March 17, 2021
BPCL aims to increasing CNG sale share to 15% in 4-5yrs
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is aiming big to expand its footprint in clean fuel space and looking to set…
LPG price, petroleum taxes rise since BJP came to power
Oil & Gas
March 9, 2021
LPG price, petroleum taxes rise since BJP came to power
Price of domestic cooking gas, LPG has doubled to Rs 819 per cylinder in the last seven years while the…
Government promoting Ethanol Blending of Petrol
Oil & Gas
March 8, 2021
Government promoting Ethanol Blending of Petrol
Government has been promoting use of ethanol as a blend stock with main automotive fuel like petrol in line with…
Costly fuel drives demand for electric scooters
Renewable Energy
March 4, 2021
Costly fuel drives demand for electric scooters
In a reflection of the impact of the frequent rise in the prices of petrol and diesel on maintaining vehicles,…
Finance Ministry exploring options to ease petrol, diesel price
Oil & Gas
March 3, 2021
Finance Ministry exploring options to ease petrol, diesel price
Amid mounting pressure from all the quarters to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel, the Finance Ministry vigorously started to…
Oil companies raise margins as fuel price surge
Oil & Gas
March 3, 2021
Oil companies raise margins as fuel price surge
The oil price rise may be hitting the fuel consumers hard, but it is the oil companies that are making…
IOCL to invest Rs 32,496 crore to expand Panipat refinery
Oil & Gas
February 27, 2021
IOCL to invest Rs 32,496 crore to expand Panipat refinery
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) said it will invest Rs 32,946 crore to expand its oil refinery at Panipat in…
Shiv Sena slams Sitharaman’s Dharm-Sankat remark on fuel
Oil & Gas
February 27, 2021
Shiv Sena slams Sitharaman’s Dharm-Sankat remark on fuel
The Shiv Sena on Friday targeted Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for referring to the issue of high fuel prices…
Congress leaders detained during protest against fuel prices
Oil & Gas
February 26, 2021
Congress leaders detained during protest against fuel prices
Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir was among the large number of party workers who were detained here…
LPG price hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder
Oil & Gas
February 26, 2021
LPG price hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder
Cooking gas LPG price on Thursday was hiked by Rs 25 per cylinder across all categories, including subsidised fuel and…