There has been a big fall in the prices of crude oil in the international market. In fact, the price of crude oil has reached the lowest level in the last 7 months. In fact, today Brent crude oil is trending around $92 per barrel, but the prices of petrol and diesel are still stable in the country. Let us tell you that on May 21, the central government had reduced the excise duty on petrol and diesel for the last time and after that petrol became cheaper by Rs 9.50 and diesel by Rs 7 per liter across the country. At the same time, experts say that in the coming days, a fall in the prices of petrol and diesel can be seen by 2 to 3 rupees.
Let us tell you that before this, crude oil was close to $ 90 per barrel in February, which reached $ 125 per barrel in June. Brent crude oil is currently at $ 92.84 per barrel. At present, petrol in Delhi is Rs 96.72 and diesel Rs 89.62 per liter, while in Mumbai petrol is Rs 111.35 and diesel Rs 97.28 per liter. With this, petrol in Chennai is Rs 102.63 and diesel Rs 94.24 per litre, while in Kolkata petrol is Rs 106.03 and diesel Rs 92.76 per litre. With this, petrol in Noida is Rs 96.57 and diesel Rs 89.96 per litre and in Lucknow, petrol is Rs 96.57 and diesel Rs 89.76 per litre.
With this, petrol in Jaipur is Rs 108.48 and diesel Rs 93.72 per litre, while in Thiruvananthapuram, petrol is Rs 107.71 and diesel Rs 96.52 per litre. At the same time, petrol in Port Blair is Rs 84.10 and diesel Rs 79.74 per litre, in Patna, petrol is Rs 107.24 and diesel is Rs 94.04 per litre. However, soon the price of petrol and diesel may come down and the general public can get a big relief.
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