Even though there is a decline in the price of crude oil in the international market on Friday, there is one metropolitan city in the country where the price of petrol and diesel has seen an increase. An increase in fuel prices has been seen in Chennai, the largest metropolis of South India. Where an increase of 26 paise per liter has been seen in the price of petrol. On the other hand, there has been an increase of 22 paise per liter in the price of diesel. If we look at the figures, petrol prices are above Rs 100 per liter in three out of four metros of the country. At the same time, the price of diesel is crossing Rs 90 per liter.
If we look at the price of crude oil, the crude oil of Gulf countries has become cheaper by about $14 per barrel from Thursday’s $119 per barrel. On the other hand, the price of American crude WTI has come down from Thursday’s $100 per barrel to about $8 per barrel. Which is considered to be a huge decline. Recently, a recent statement has come from Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu. In which he has claimed that Iran has now become very weak. He does not have the ability to fight war. The war may end soon. Let us also tell you what the prices of petrol and diesel have become in the four metros of the country including the country’s capital Delhi.
There is no change in fuel prices in these metros
According to IOCL data, there has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel in three out of the four metros of the country. In the country’s capital Delhi, the prices of petrol and diesel remain at Rs 94.77 and Rs 87.67 per liter respectively. The price of petrol in Kolkata is highest at Rs 105.41, while the price of diesel is seen at Rs 92.02 per liter. In Mumbai too, there has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel and the prices are seen at Rs 103.54 and Rs 90.03 per liter respectively.
Petrol and diesel prices increased here
An increase in the prices of petrol and diesel has been seen in Chennai, the largest metropolis of South India. According to IOCL data, there has been an increase of 26 paise per liter in the price of petrol in Chennai. Whereas an increase of 22 paise per liter has been seen in the price of diesel. After which the price of petrol has increased to Rs 101.06 per liter on Friday, which was seen at Rs 100.80 per liter on Thursday. Whereas the price of diesel has become Rs 92.61 per liter which was Rs 92.39 per liter a day earlier.
Fall in crude oil prices
There is a big fall in the price of crude oil in the international market on Friday. The special thing is that the prices of Gulf country and American crude have come down much below Thursday’s peak. According to the data, Brent crude of Gulf countries had reached $ 119.13 per barrel on Thursday, which was very close to 52 weeks high, but on Friday the prices were seen at $ 105.44 per barrel. This means that Brent crude has fallen by about $ 14 per barrel from Thursday’s high. On the other hand, the price of American crude reached $ 100.44 per barrel on Thursday. Which has come to $92.68 per barrel. This means that the prices have come down to about $ 8 per barrel from the high of the day before.