Due to the ongoing tension in the Middle East and Israel-America’s war with Iran, there is a crisis in oil supply in countries around the world. Due to fluctuations in the price of crude oil, the prices of diesel and petrol have increased in many countries. However, despite tensions in West Asia, there has been no change in the prices of ordinary petrol and diesel in India on Friday (March 20, 2026), but oil companies in the country have increased the prices of premium petrol like BPCL’s Speed, HPCL’s Power and IOCL’s XP95 petrol by Rs 2.09 per liter. Earlier the price of premium petrol was around Rs 111.68 per litre, which has now increased to around Rs 113.77 per litre.
What is the price of petrol and diesel in India?
In the country’s capital Delhi, the price of petrol remains at Rs 94.77 per liter and diesel at Rs 87.67 per liter. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at Rs 103.54 per liter and diesel at around Rs 90.03 per liter. Whereas in Bengaluru, petrol is available at Rs 102.92 and diesel at Rs 90.99 per litre. In Kolkata, petrol is available at Rs 105.41 and diesel at Rs 92.02 per liter and in Hyderabad, petrol is available at Rs 107.5 and diesel at Rs 95.7 per liter.
Apart from this, in many other cities of the country, petrol prices remain above Rs 100 per liter, while diesel is still below Rs 100.
What are the prices of petrol and diesel in Uttar Pradesh?
In Uttar Pradesh, on Friday (March 20, 2026), the price of petrol was recorded at Rs 94.51 per liter, while here diesel is available at the price of Rs 87.57 per liter. In the last 10 days, there has been a slight increase of about 10 paise in the prices of petrol in Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, since February 2026, the average price of petrol is Rs 95.28 per liter, while diesel is available at an average price of Rs 88.40 per liter.
What are the prices of petrol and diesel in Bihar?
Talking about Bihar, the average price of regular petrol here on Friday (March 20, 2026) remained Rs 106.20 per liter. There has been no change in this compared to Thursday (March 19, 2026). Whereas the average price of diesel has been recorded at Rs 92.40. At the end of February 2026, while the price of petrol was Rs 106.26 per liter, the average price of diesel was Rs 92.47 per liter, that is, a slight decline has been recorded in the month.
What is the situation in the international market?
There has been a slight softening in the prices of crude oil in the international market recently. Brent crude has reached around $107 per barrel, while the US benchmark WTI remains at around $94 per barrel. This decline has come after indications of reducing tension from America and Israel. However, despite this, prices still remain high and have increased by about 50 percent since the beginning of the conflict.
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