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Petrol in Delhi₹102.12per litre · Sep 2026
Diesel in Delhi₹95.20per litre · Sep 2026
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Petrol ₹/L₹102.12/L · DelhiDiesel ₹/L₹95.20/L · DelhiCrude oil ₹/L₹69.74/L · $116.09 a barrel at ₹95.51/$
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PeriodPetrol ₹/LDiesel ₹/LCrude $/barrel₹ per $Crude ₹/LStatus
Sep 2026₹102.12₹95.20$116.09₹95.51/$₹69.74Official
Aug 2026₹102.12₹95.20$90.19₹95.44/$₹54.14Official
Jul 2026₹102.12₹95.20$82.04₹95.86/$₹49.46Official
Jun 2026₹102.12₹95.20$83.22₹94.96/$₹49.71Official
May 2026₹102.12₹95.20$106.23₹95.53/$₹63.83Official
Apr 2026₹94.77₹87.67$114.48₹93.48/$₹67.31Official
Mar 2026₹94.77₹87.67$113.49₹92.82/$₹66.26Official
Feb 2026₹94.77₹87.67$69.01₹90.75/$₹39.39Official
Jan 2026₹94.77₹87.67$63.08₹90.90/$₹36.07Official
Dec 2025₹94.77₹87.67$62.20₹90.03/$₹35.22Official
Nov 2025₹94.77₹87.67$64.31₹88.84/$₹35.94Official
Oct 2025₹94.77₹87.67—₹88.37/$—Official
Sep 2025₹94.77₹87.67$69.61₹88.32/$₹38.67Official
Aug 2025₹94.77₹87.67$69.11₹87.57/$₹38.07Official
Jul 2025₹94.77₹87.67$70.95₹86.17/$₹38.46Official
Jun 2025₹94.77₹87.67$69.77₹85.88/$₹37.69Official
May 2025₹94.77₹87.67$64.04₹85.25/$₹34.34Official
Apr 2025₹94.77₹87.67$67.72₹85.58/$₹36.45Official
Mar 2025₹94.77₹87.67$72.50₹86.52/$₹39.45Official
Feb 2025₹94.77₹87.67$77.30₹87.06/$₹42.33Official
Jan 2025₹94.77₹87.67$80.20₹86.27/$₹43.52Official
Dec 2024₹94.77₹87.67$73.30₹84.97/$₹39.17Official
Nov 2024₹94.77₹87.67$73.00₹84.33/$₹38.72Official
Oct 2024₹94.77₹87.67$75.10₹84.00/$₹39.68Official
Sep 2024₹94.72₹87.62$73.70₹83.79/$₹38.84Official
Aug 2024₹94.72₹87.62$78.30₹83.89/$₹41.31Official
Jul 2024₹94.72₹87.62$84.20₹83.59/$₹44.27Official
Jun 2024₹94.72₹87.62$82.60₹83.46/$₹43.36Official
May 2024₹94.72₹87.62$83.60₹83.39/$₹43.85Official
Apr 2024₹94.72₹87.62$89.40₹83.40/$₹46.89Official
Mar 2024₹94.72₹87.62$84.49₹83.02/$₹44.12Official
Feb 2024₹96.72₹89.62$81.62₹82.95/$₹42.58Official
Jan 2024₹96.72₹89.62$79.22₹83.11/$₹41.41Official
Dec 2023₹96.72₹89.62$77.42₹83.25/$₹40.54Official
Nov 2023₹96.72₹89.62$83.46₹83.27/$₹43.71Official
Oct 2023₹96.72₹89.62$90.08₹83.22/$₹47.15Official
Sep 2023₹96.72₹89.62$93.54₹83.07/$₹48.87Official
Aug 2023₹96.72₹89.62$86.43₹82.81/$₹45.02Official
Jul 2023₹96.72₹89.62$80.37₹82.16/$₹41.53Official
Jun 2023₹96.72₹89.62$74.93₹82.23/$₹38.75Official
May 2023₹96.72₹89.62$74.98₹82.30/$₹38.81Official
Apr 2023₹96.72₹89.62$83.76₹81.97/$₹43.18Official
Mar 2023₹96.72₹89.62$78.54₹82.27/$₹40.64Official
Feb 2023₹96.72₹89.62$82.28₹82.60/$₹42.75Official
Jan 2023₹96.72₹89.62$80.92₹81.74/$₹41.60Official
Dec 2022₹96.72₹89.62$78.10₹82.47/$₹40.51Official
Nov 2022₹96.72₹89.62$87.55₹81.68/$₹44.98Official
Oct 2022₹96.72₹89.62$91.70₹82.29/$₹47.46Official
Sep 2022₹96.72₹89.62$90.71₹80.25/$₹45.79Official
Aug 2022₹96.72₹89.62$97.40₹79.51/$₹48.71Official
Jul 2022₹96.72₹89.62$105.49₹79.59/$₹52.81Official
Jun 2022₹96.72₹89.62$116.01₹78.09/$₹56.98Official
May 2022₹96.72₹89.62$109.51₹77.29/$₹53.24Official
Apr 2022₹105.41₹96.67$102.97₹76.17/$₹49.33Official
Mar 2022₹101.81₹93.07$112.87₹76.19/$₹54.09Official
Feb 2022₹95.41₹86.67$94.07₹74.97/$₹44.36Official
Jan 2022₹95.41₹86.67$84.67₹74.41/$₹39.63Official
Dec 2021₹95.41₹86.67$73.30₹75.39/$₹34.76Official
Nov 2021₹103.97₹86.67$80.64₹74.48/$₹37.78Official
Oct 2021₹109.34₹98.07$82.11₹74.92/$₹38.69Official
Sep 2021₹101.64₹89.87$73.13₹73.64/$₹33.87Official
Aug 2021₹101.49₹88.92$69.80₹74.12/$₹32.54Official
Jul 2021₹101.84₹89.87$73.54₹74.54/$₹34.48Official
Jun 2021₹98.81₹89.18$71.98₹73.58/$₹33.31Official
May 2021₹94.23₹85.15$66.95₹73.21/$₹30.83Official
Apr 2021₹90.40₹80.73$63.40₹74.52/$₹29.72Official
Mar 2021₹90.56₹80.87$64.73₹72.82/$₹29.65Official
Feb 2021₹91.17₹81.47$61.22₹72.81/$₹28.03Official
Jan 2021₹86.30₹76.48$54.79₹73.11/$₹25.20Official
Dec 2020₹83.71₹73.87$49.84₹73.62/$₹23.08Official
Nov 2020₹82.34₹72.42$43.34₹74.23/$₹20.24Official
Oct 2020₹81.06₹70.46$40.66₹73.56/$₹18.81Official
Sep 2020₹81.06₹70.63$41.35₹73.52/$₹19.12Official
Aug 2020₹82.03₹73.56$44.19₹74.57/$₹20.73Official
Jul 2020₹80.43₹73.56$43.35₹74.93/$₹20.43Official
Jun 2020₹80.43₹80.53$40.63₹75.71/$₹19.35Official
May 2020₹71.26₹69.39$30.61₹75.66/$₹14.57Official
Apr 2020₹69.59₹62.29$19.90₹76.17/$₹9.53Official
Mar 2020₹69.59₹62.29$33.36₹74.55/$₹15.64Official
Feb 2020₹71.89₹64.51$54.63₹71.53/$₹24.58Official
Jan 2020₹73.27₹66.28$64.31₹71.28/$₹28.83Official
Dec 2019₹75.14₹67.96$65.50₹71.16/$₹29.32Official
Nov 2019₹74.86₹65.78$62.53₹71.49/$₹28.12Official
Oct 2019₹72.92₹65.85$59.70₹71.01/$₹26.66Official
Sep 2019₹74.42₹67.33$61.72₹71.31/$₹27.68Official
Aug 2019₹72.01₹65.25$59.35₹71.19/$₹26.57Official
Jul 2019₹72.86₹66.00$63.63₹68.74/$₹27.51Official
Jun 2019₹70.37₹64.19$62.37₹69.39/$₹27.22Official
May 2019₹71.73₹66.51$70.01₹69.78/$₹30.73Official
Apr 2019₹73.13₹66.71$71.00₹69.41/$₹31.00Official
Mar 2019₹72.86₹66.14$66.74₹69.49/$₹29.17Official
Feb 2019₹71.73₹67.00$64.53₹71.17/$₹28.89Official
Jan 2019₹71.09₹65.81$59.27₹70.71/$₹26.36Official
Dec 2018₹68.84₹62.86$57.77₹70.83/$₹25.74Official
Nov 2018₹72.87₹67.72$65.40₹71.74/$₹29.51Official
Oct 2018₹79.55₹73.78$80.08₹73.56/$₹37.05Official
Sep 2018₹83.49₹74.79$77.88₹72.28/$₹35.41Official
Aug 2018₹78.52₹70.21$72.53₹69.63/$₹31.77Official
Jul 2018₹76.31₹67.82$73.47₹68.69/$₹31.74Official
Jun 2018₹75.55₹67.38$73.83₹67.79/$₹31.48Official
May 2018₹78.35₹69.25$75.25₹67.51/$₹31.95Official
Apr 2018₹74.63₹65.93$69.22₹65.67/$₹28.59Official
Mar 2018₹73.55₹64.40$63.80₹65.05/$₹26.10Official
Feb 2018₹71.51₹62.15$63.54₹64.43/$₹25.75Official
Jan 2018₹72.92₹64.00$67.06₹63.65/$₹26.85Official
Dec 2017₹69.97₹59.64$62.29₹64.24/$₹25.17Official
Nov 2017₹69.24₹58.39$61.32₹64.84/$₹25.01Official
Oct 2017₹69.13₹57.70$56.06₹65.04/$₹22.93Official
Sep 2017₹70.66₹58.86$54.52₹64.48/$₹22.11Official
Aug 2017₹69.15₹57.05$50.63₹63.97/$₹20.37Official
Jul 2017₹65.26₹55.50$47.86₹64.42/$₹19.39Official
Jun 2017₹63.31₹53.46$46.56₹64.45/$₹18.87Official
May 2017₹65.32₹54.90$50.57₹64.42/$₹20.49Official
Apr 2017₹68.07₹56.83$52.49₹64.54/$₹21.31Official
Mar 2017₹71.14₹59.02$51.47₹65.80/$₹21.30Official
Feb 2017₹71.14₹59.02$54.86₹66.97/$₹23.11Official
Jan 2017₹71.14₹59.02$54.07₹68.05/$₹23.14Official
Dec 2016₹68.94₹56.68$52.74₹67.81/$₹22.49Official
Nov 2016₹65.93₹54.71$44.46₹67.64/$₹18.92Official
Oct 2016₹66.45₹55.38$49.25₹66.74/$₹20.67Official
Sep 2016₹64.21₹52.59$44.41₹66.71/$₹18.64Official
Aug 2016₹60.09₹50.27$44.39₹66.90/$₹18.68Official
Jul 2016₹62.51₹54.28$43.52₹67.16/$₹18.38Official
Jun 2016₹65.65₹55.19$46.96₹67.27/$₹19.87Official
May 2016₹63.02₹51.67$45.01₹66.89/$₹18.94Official
Apr 2016₹61.13₹48.01$39.88₹66.42/$₹16.66Official
Mar 2016₹59.68₹48.33$36.42₹66.89/$₹15.32Official
Feb 2016₹59.63₹44.96$30.53₹68.24/$₹13.10Official
Jan 2016₹59.99₹44.71$28.08₹67.33/$₹11.89Official
Dec 2015₹59.98₹46.09$35.68₹66.50/$₹14.92Official
Nov 2015₹61.06₹46.80$42.50₹66.10/$₹17.67Official
Oct 2015₹61.20₹45.90$46.68₹65.03/$₹19.09Official
Sep 2015₹61.20₹44.45$46.10₹66.17/$₹19.19Official
Aug 2015₹63.20₹44.95$47.33₹65.10/$₹19.38Official
Jul 2015₹66.90₹49.72$56.30₹63.60/$₹22.52Official
Jun 2015₹66.93₹50.93$61.75₹63.78/$₹24.77Official
May 2015₹66.29₹52.28$63.82₹63.72/$₹25.58Official
Apr 2015₹59.20₹47.20$59.07₹62.64/$₹23.27Official
Mar 2015₹60.49₹49.71$55.18₹62.48/$₹21.69Official
Feb 2015₹57.31₹46.62$56.43₹61.99/$₹22.00Official
Jan 2015₹58.91₹48.26$46.58₹62.13/$₹18.20Official
Dec 2014₹61.33₹50.51$61.21₹62.71/$₹24.14Official
Nov 2014₹64.24₹53.35$77.58₹61.68/$₹30.10Official
Oct 2014₹66.65₹55.60$86.83₹61.37/$₹33.52Official
Sep 2014₹68.51₹58.97$96.96₹60.90/$₹37.14Official
Aug 2014₹68.51₹58.97$101.89₹60.87/$₹39.01Official
Jul 2014₹73.60₹57.84$106.28₹60.10/$₹40.17Official
Jun 2014₹71.56₹57.28$109.05₹59.74/$₹40.97Official
May 2014₹71.41₹56.71$106.85₹59.28/$₹39.84Official
Apr 2014₹71.41₹55.49$105.56₹60.35/$₹40.07Official
Mar 2014₹73.16₹55.48$105.30₹60.95/$₹40.37Official
Feb 2014₹72.43₹54.91$106.19₹62.16/$₹41.52Official
Jan 2014₹72.43₹54.34$105.29₹62.11/$₹41.13Official
Dec 2013₹71.52₹53.78$108.72₹61.81/$₹42.27Official
Nov 2013₹71.02₹53.10$106.55₹62.52/$₹41.90Official
Oct 2013₹72.40₹52.54$107.37₹61.61/$₹41.60Official
Sep 2013₹76.06₹51.97$109.47₹63.65/$₹43.82Official
Aug 2013₹71.28₹51.40$108.45₹62.81/$₹42.85Official
Jul 2013₹70.44₹50.84$104.86₹59.76/$₹39.42Official
Jun 2013₹68.58₹50.25$101.11₹58.38/$₹37.13Official
May 2013₹63.09₹49.69$101.10₹54.98/$₹34.96Official
Apr 2013₹66.09₹48.67$101.57₹54.32/$₹34.70Official
Mar 2013₹68.34₹48.67$106.45₹54.42/$₹36.44Official
Feb 2013₹69.06₹48.16$112.68₹53.81/$₹38.14Official
Jan 2013₹67.26₹47.65$109.55₹54.23/$₹37.37Official
Dec 2012₹67.24₹47.15$107.28₹54.65/$₹36.87Official
Nov 2012₹67.24₹47.15$107.87₹54.78/$₹37.17Official
Oct 2012₹68.19₹47.15$109.79₹53.10/$₹36.67Official
Sep 2012₹68.46₹46.95$111.77₹54.35/$₹38.21Official
Aug 2012₹68.46₹41.32$110.07₹55.49/$₹38.42Official
Jul 2012₹68.48₹41.29$100.34₹55.42/$₹34.98Official
Jun 2012₹67.78₹41.29$94.51₹55.94/$₹33.25Official
May 2012₹73.18₹40.91$108.05₹54.33/$₹36.92Official
Apr 2012₹65.64₹40.91$117.98₹51.69/$₹38.36Official
Mar 2012₹65.64₹40.91$123.61₹50.36/$₹39.16Official
Feb 2012₹65.64₹40.91$117.67₹49.18/$₹36.40Official
Jan 2012₹65.64₹40.91$110.47₹51.00/$₹35.44Official
Dec 2011₹65.64₹40.91$107.20₹52.38/$₹35.32Official
Nov 2011₹66.42₹40.91$109.62₹50.68/$₹34.94Official
Oct 2011₹66.84₹40.91$106.11₹49.20/$₹32.84Official
Sep 2011₹66.84₹41.29$108.79₹47.69/$₹32.63Official
Aug 2011₹63.70₹41.29$106.94₹45.31/$₹30.48Official
Jul 2011₹63.70₹41.29$112.53₹44.40/$₹31.42Official
Jun 2011₹63.37₹41.12$109.99₹44.81/$₹31.00Official
May 2011₹63.37₹37.75$110.70₹44.90/$₹31.26Official
Apr 2011₹58.37₹37.75$118.79₹44.30/$₹33.10Official
Mar 2011₹58.37₹37.75$110.72₹44.91/$₹31.28Official
Feb 2011₹58.37₹37.75$101.16₹45.38/$₹28.87Official
Jan 2011₹58.37₹37.75$93.87₹45.38/$₹26.79Official
Dec 2010₹55.87₹37.75$89.78₹45.10/$₹25.47Official
Nov 2010₹52.91₹37.75$84.26₹44.93/$₹23.81Official
Oct 2010₹52.55₹37.71$81.11₹44.35/$₹22.63Official
Sep 2010₹51.83₹37.71$76.09₹45.87/$₹21.95Official
Aug 2010₹51.45₹37.62$75.13₹46.46/$₹21.96Official
Jul 2010₹51.45₹37.62$73.54₹46.76/$₹21.63Official
Jun 2010₹51.43₹40.10$74.36₹46.50/$₹21.75Official
May 2010₹47.93₹38.10$76.11₹45.77/$₹21.91Official
Apr 2010₹47.93₹38.10$84.13₹44.44/$₹23.52Official
Mar 2010₹47.43₹35.47$78.02₹45.45/$₹22.30Official
Feb 2010₹47.43₹35.47$73.65₹46.27/$₹21.44Official
Jan 2010₹44.72₹32.92$76.61₹45.89/$₹22.11Official
Dec 2009₹44.72₹32.92$75.02₹46.53/$₹21.95Official
Nov 2009₹44.72₹32.92$77.39₹46.53/$₹22.65Official
Oct 2009₹44.72₹32.92$73.07₹46.65/$₹21.44Official
Sep 2009₹44.63₹32.87$67.70₹48.29/$₹20.56Official
Aug 2009₹44.63₹32.87$71.98₹48.24/$₹21.84Official
Jul 2009₹44.63₹32.87$64.83₹48.36/$₹19.72Official
Jun 2009₹40.62₹30.86$69.12₹47.67/$₹20.73Official
May 2009₹40.62₹30.86$58.00₹48.51/$₹17.70Official
Apr 2009₹40.62₹30.86$50.14₹49.97/$₹15.76Official
Mar 2009₹40.62₹30.86$46.02₹51.13/$₹14.80Official
Feb 2009₹40.62₹30.86$43.22₹49.25/$₹13.39Official
Jan 2009₹40.62₹30.86$44.02₹48.70/$₹13.48Official
Dec 2008₹45.62₹32.86$40.61₹48.51/$₹12.39Official
Nov 2008₹50.62₹34.86$50.91₹48.85/$₹15.64Official
Oct 2008₹50.62₹34.86$69.12₹48.62/$₹21.14Official
Sep 2008₹50.62₹34.86$96.81₹45.53/$₹27.72Official
Aug 2008₹50.62₹34.86$113.05₹42.91/$₹30.51Official
Jul 2008₹50.62₹34.86$132.47₹42.70/$₹35.58Official
Jun 2008₹50.56₹34.80$129.72₹42.76/$₹34.89Official
May 2008₹45.56₹31.80$120.91₹42.00/$₹31.94Official
Apr 2008₹45.52₹31.76$105.77₹39.97/$₹26.59Official
Mar 2008₹45.52₹31.76$99.76₹40.15/$₹25.19Official
Feb 2008₹45.52₹31.76$92.37₹39.67/$₹23.05Official
Jan 2008₹43.52₹30.48$89.52₹39.27/$₹22.11Official
Dec 2007₹43.52₹30.48$87.92₹39.38/$₹21.77Official
Nov 2007₹43.52₹30.48$89.11₹39.33/$₹22.04Official
Oct 2007₹43.52₹30.48$79.33₹39.37/$₹19.64Official
Sep 2007₹43.52₹30.48$74.83₹40.17/$₹18.91Official
Aug 2007₹43.52₹30.48$69.03₹40.68/$₹17.66Official
Jul 2007₹43.52₹30.48$72.69₹40.27/$₹18.41Official
Jun 2007₹43.52₹30.48$68.19₹40.59/$₹17.41Official
May 2007₹42.85₹30.25$65.74₹40.57/$₹16.77Official
Apr 2007₹42.85₹30.25$65.52₹42.02/$₹17.32Official
Mar 2007₹42.85₹30.25$60.25₹43.79/$₹16.60Official
Feb 2007₹42.85₹30.25$56.53₹44.02/$₹15.65Official
Jan 2007₹44.85₹31.25$52.53₹44.21/$₹14.61Official
Dec 2006₹44.85₹31.25$60.35₹44.48/$₹16.89Official
Nov 2006₹44.85₹31.25$57.80₹44.73/$₹16.26Official
Oct 2006₹46.85₹32.25$57.27₹45.36/$₹16.34Official