Where there is another war going on between Iran and Israel and the price of crude oil has crossed 100 dollars per barrel. On the other hand, on March 15, a reduction in the prices of petrol and diesel was seen in the metropolitan cities of the country. There are 1 metropolitan cities in the country where a slight reduction in the prices of petrol and diesel has been seen. A slight increase in the price of petrol has been seen in one metropolitan city. By the way, except the country’s capital Delhi, the price of petrol in the remaining three metros is beyond Rs 100 per litre.
Whereas diesel prices are above Rs 90 except Delhi. Despite this, the way crude oil prices have increased in recent times and the way the supply from the Homurz Strait has stopped. Accordingly, there has been no shortage of petrol and diesel in the country. Also, there are no chances of any kind of fuel crisis in the coming days. Let us also tell you in which metros of the country the price of petrol and diesel has been reduced.
There was no change in these metros
If we talk about metropolitan cities like Delhi and Mumbai, no change has been seen at both the places. According to IOCL data, the price of petrol in the country’s capital Delhi is Rs 94.77 per liter. Whereas the price of diesel is seen at Rs 87.67 per kg. The special thing is that among the four metros of the country, Delhi is the only metro where the price of petrol is less than Rs 100 and the price of diesel is below Rs 90 per liter. On the other hand, there has been no change in the prices of petrol and diesel in the country’s economic capital Mumbai also. On March 15, the price of petrol here was Rs 103.54 and the price of diesel was Rs 90.03 per liter.
Where did petrol become cheaper in Kolkata and Chennai?
On the other hand, a slight increase in the price of petrol has been seen in Kolkata. According to IOCL data, the price of petrol in Kolkata has increased from Rs 105.41 to Rs 105.45 on March 15. This means that there has been an increase of 5 paise per liter in prices. Whereas there has been no change in the price of diesel and the price remains at Rs 92.02 per liter. At the same time, a decline in the prices of petrol and diesel has been seen in Chennai, the largest metropolis of South India. In Chennai, the price of petrol has been reduced by 18 paise per liter, after which the price has come down from Rs 100.93 to Rs 100.80 per liter. At the same time, the price of diesel has decreased by 9 paise per liter. After which the price has come down from Rs 92.48 to Rs 92.39 per liter.
Crude oil price crosses 100 dollars
If we talk about the international market, crude oil, which affects the prices of petrol and diesel, is above $100 per barrel. If we look at the figures, the raw data of Gulf countries. Oil Brent crude is at $ 103.14 per barrel. The special thing is that since February 26, there has been an increase of 45 percent in the price of Brent crude. Whereas the price of American crude oil WTI crude is at $ 98.71 per barrel. Whereas since February 26, an increase of 51 percent has been seen.