State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)

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State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are state-owned fuel retailers in India that retail petrol and diesel. [1] Their reported markets include Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. [1] Petrol and diesel prices are reported across major Indian cities, with differences linked in the evidence to taxes, transport costs, crude prices and rupee movements. [2]

In September 2026, petrol and diesel retail prices across India were largely unchanged. [1] The companies last raised petrol by ₹2.61 per litre and diesel by ₹2.71 per litre on May 25. [1] In September 2026, Delhi petrol was ₹102.12/litre and Delhi diesel was ₹95.20/litre. [1] In August 2026, prices remained largely unchanged across major cities, including Mumbai petrol at ₹111.21/litre and Hyderabad diesel at ₹103.82/litre. [3] In August 2026, petrol exceeded ₹110 per litre in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bengaluru, while Hyderabad diesel remained above ₹100 per litre. [4] In August 2026, Delhi petrol was ₹102.12/litre, Mumbai petrol was ₹111.21/litre and Hyderabad petrol was ₹115.69/litre. [5]

State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) has appeared in 27 distinct RetailIntel stories between Jul 2026 and Sep 2026, most often under retail company and most frequently linked to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.

Latest: Petrol and diesel retail prices across India were largely unchanged on September 4 despite rising global oil prices (4 Sep 2026). Earlier, petrol and diesel prices across major Indian cities remained largely unchanged on August 29 after state-owned OMCs raised petrol by ₹2.61 per litre and diesel by ₹2.71 per litre on May 25 (29 Aug 2026). Earlier, petrol and diesel prices across major Indian cities remained broadly unchanged after OMCs’ May 25 increase (27 Aug 2026).

Key figures reported: Petrol prices unchanged since May 25 (4 Sep 2026); Diesel prices unchanged since May 25 (4 Sep 2026); May 25 petrol increase: ₹2.61/litre (4 Sep 2026); Petrol prices unchanged since May 25 after a ₹2.61/litre increase (29 Aug 2026).

Brands most often mentioned alongside State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs): BPCL.

Most-cited sources on State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs): Business Today · Latest (27 stories).

Questions about State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)

What is State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)'s current strategy in India?

In September 2026, State-owned Oil Marketing Companies kept petrol and diesel prices largely unchanged; in August 2026, they also kept prices largely unchanged across major cities. [1][3]

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