Petrol, diesel prices to be hiked again this week

14 Feb 2013 Evaluate

To exercise the recently given freedom to adjust rates in pace with cost, oil marketing companies (OMCs) may hike petrol price by about Re 1 a litre and diesel by 50 paise a litre by February 16. State-owned oil firms are losing about Rs 1.32 a litre on petrol, with the international oil rates firming up in the last two weeks. It is reported that FOB price of gasoline has risen from $123 per barrel, against which the retail petrol rates are benchmarked, to $131.

With this, the oil firms are intending to pass on most of the loss to consumer at the next fortnightly review due on February 15. However, oil firms are unlikely to pass on the entire loss on petrol in one go and the increase could range anywhere between 50 paise to Re 1.

Moreover diesel prices may also be raised by 40 to 50 paise a litre in-line with the staggered de-regulation given by the government last month to raise rates by small amount every month till such time that the Rs 9.22 a litre loss is completely wiped out.

Petrol price was last revised on January 18 when the price was cut by 30 paise to Rs 67.26 a litre in Delhi. Similarly, diesel price was hiked on the same day by 50 paise to Rs 47.65 a litre in Delhi. Currently, state-owned oil firms are losing Rs 9.22 a litre on diesel, Rs 31.60 a litre on kerosene and Rs 481.03 per 14.2-kg LPG cylinder.

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