Petrol Diesel Price Today 17 September:Amid expectations of petrol and diesel becoming cheaper, oil marketing companies have released fuel rates today. Even today, the cheapest petrol and diesel in India is being sold in Port Blair and there has been no change in the rates released daily at 6 am. However, the November futures price of Brent crude on Bloomberg Energy is $ 72.88 per barrel. Whereas, WTI is now $ 70.41 per barrel. Let us tell you that crude oil has become 20 percent cheaper since March 2024.

Here the price of 1 liter petrol is less than Rs 3

In Andaman and Nicobar's Port Blair, one liter of petrol is available for 82.42 rupees and diesel for 78.01 rupees. On the other hand, the cheapest petrol in the world is available in Iran at 2.40 rupees per liter. According to Global Petrol Price.com, petrol is 2.64 rupees per liter in Libya and 2.93 rupees per liter in Venezuela. According to Live Mint, the most expensive petrol in India is being sold in Adilabad at 109.41 rupees per liter. In Delhi, petrol is 94.72 rupees and diesel is 87.62 rupees per liter.

What are the petrol rates in India's neighbouring countries

Petrol is cheaper in India's poorest neighboring country Bhutan than here. According to the data given on Global Petrol Price.com, the average price of petrol in Bhutan is Rs. 68.47 per litre. In Pakistan it is Rs. 78.03 and in Myanmar it is Rs. 88.91 per litre. The average price of a litre of petrol in China is Rs. 98.10 and in India it is Rs. 100.97. The price of petrol in Nepal is higher than in India. Here the price of petrol is Rs. 101.82 per litre. Whereas, in Sri Lanka it is Rs. 105.35.

what did the government say

The Petroleum Secretary has said that if the global crude oil price remains low for a long time, then the oil companies will consider reducing the retail prices. Usually, the price reduction is due to low crude oil prices and any upcoming elections. Assembly elections are to be held in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir in the next 20 days. Then elections are to be held in Maharashtra and Jharkhand at the end of the year.

State Petrol Diesel (₹/Litre)

Andaman & Nicobar 82.42 78.01

Andhra Pradesh 108.29 96.17

Arunachal Pradesh 90.92 80.44

Assam 97.14 89.38

Bihar 105.18 92.04

Chandigarh 94.24 82.40

Chhattisgarh 100.39 93.33

Dadra and Nagar Haveli 92.51 88.00

Daman and Diu 92.32 87.81

Delhi 94.72 87.62

Goa 96.52 88.29

Gujarat 94.71 90.39

Haryana 94.24 82.40

Himachal Pradesh 95.89 87.93

Jammu and Kashmir 99.28 84.61

Jharkhand 97.81 92.56

Karnataka 102.86 88.94

Kerala 107.56 96.43

Madhya Pradesh 106.47 91.84

Maharashtra 103. 44 89.97

Manipur 99.13 85.21

Meghalaya 96.34 87.11

Mizoram 93.93 80.46

Nagaland 97.70 88.81

Odisha 101.06 92.64

Puducherry 94.34 84.55

Punjab 94.24 82.40

Rajasthan 104.88 90.36

Sikkim 101.50 88.80

Tamil Nadu 100.75 92.34

Telangana 107.41 95.65

Tripura 97.47 86.50

Uttar Pradesh 94.56 87.66

Uttarakhand 93.45 88.32

West Bengal 104.95 91.76

Source: Live Mint