State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)
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).
- Stories on record: 27
- First seen 21 Jul 2026 · Latest 4 Sep 2026
- Themes: retail company
- Cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata
- Sources cited above: 4 Sep 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 · 27 Aug 2026
Questions about State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)
Latest signals mentioning State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)
- State-owned fuel retailers keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged
- OMC petrol and diesel prices stay unchanged across major cities on August 29
- OMC fuel rates hold after May hike; petrol remains above ₹110/litre in four major cities
- OMC fuel prices remain elevated, with petrol above ₹100/litre in major metros
- Petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged across major Indian cities
- Petrol and diesel prices hold steady across major Indian metros
- Fuel prices hold steady in major cities, keeping logistics costs elevated
- OMC fuel prices remain unchanged across major Indian cities on August 17
- OMC petrol and diesel prices hold steady in major cities after May increases
- Petrol and diesel prices hold steady across major Indian cities on August 11
- Petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged across major Indian cities
- OMC fuel prices hold steady after May hikes; Delhi petrol remains above ₹100/litre
- OMCs hold petrol and diesel prices; commercial LPG falls about ₹200
- OMC fuel prices hold steady across major cities; Hyderabad petrol remains highest at ₹115.69/litre
- OMCs hold petrol and diesel prices; commercial LPG rates cut by about ₹200
- Petrol and diesel prices remain steady across major Indian cities after May hikes
- Petrol and diesel prices stay unchanged across major metros; commercial LPG rates fall
- OMC fuel prices remain unchanged across major Indian metros on August 2
- OMC petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged across major cities on August 1
- Petrol, diesel prices hold after May hikes; Hyderabad diesel remains above ₹100