New Delhi, November 15: State-owned oil marketing companies today cut the price of petrol by 95 paise per litre (minus state levies), effective midnight, Indian Oil announced.
The fuel will now cost Rs. 67.24 in Delhi, Rs. 73.53 in Mumbai, Rs. 70.57 in Chennai, Rs. 74.55 in Kolkata, Rs. 73.73 in Hyderabad and Rs. 74.22 in Bangalore.
Petrol prices were last revised on October 27, when they were raised by 29 paise after the government increased the commission paid to petrol pump dealers.
“Presently, international oil prices are relatively stable. However, there has been significant volatility in the rupee/dollar exchange rate and is currently very weak with uncertainty in its future direction,” Indian Oil said, adding that the trends will be monitored and reflected in future price revisions.
"There has been some reduction in gasoline rates (against which the domestic price of petrol is benchmarked) giving us some margins (on petrol). But they have moved up again in the last few days," R.S. Butola, chairman of Indian Oil, the nation's largest fuel retailer, said earlier this month.
The government had in June 2010 deregulated petrol prices giving oil companies freedom to fix rates in line with the cost. However, prices have seldom moved in line with cost and oil companies buckled under political pressure to keep rates checked to help the government manage inflation.
Mr Butola said Indian Oil lost Rs. 1,167 crore on selling petrol below cost during the first six months of the current fiscal year. Since the product is deregulated, there will be no subsidy support from the budget to cover these losses.
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