{"id":89763,"date":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/?p=89763"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:43:30","slug":"second-fuel-hike-in-a-week-as-crude-prices-remain-elevated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2026\/05\/20\/second-fuel-hike-in-a-week-as-crude-prices-remain-elevated\/","title":{"rendered":"Second fuel hike in a week as crude prices remain elevated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>India\u2019s<\/strong><strong> state-run fuel retailers hiked petrol and diesel prices for the second<\/strong><strong> time in a week \u2014 ending years of price controls<\/strong> as the war drives crude costs higher, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/india\/india-announces-second-fuel-price-hike-week-local-media-reports-2026-05-19\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reports. Prices rose by about INR 0.9 (USD 0.009) per liter on Tuesday, taking pump prices to INR 98.6 (USD 1.03) for gasoline and INR 91.5 (USD 0.9) for diesel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong> Last Friday, India broke a four-year retail price freeze by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2026\/05\/15\/india-moves-to-multi-pronged-energy-solution-gulf-bypass-to-secure-lpg-oil-storage-and-lng-amid-hormuz-blockade\/\" style=\"\">announcing a jump in pump prices by INR 3<\/a>. The increase remains modest relative to a near 50% rise in global crude prices, leaving state-run refiners, including Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum, to absorb daily revenue losses of around INR 10 bn (USD 104 mn). <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The price will partially offset those losses as <\/strong>refiners will continue <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/Industry\/omc-losses-down-to-750-crore-per-day-following-fuel-price-hike\/article70994133.ece\" style=\"\">losing<\/a> roughly INR 7.5 bn (USD 78 mn) daily, according to Petroleum Ministry\u2019s Joint Secretary Sujata Sharma (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/WebcastMore.aspx?webcast_tempID=1203&reg=3&lang=1\" style=\"\">watch, runtime: 3:12<\/a>). Further staggered increases are anticipated, similar to the calibrated hikes seen in 2022 \u2014 when pump prices were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/business\/commodities\/story\/petrol-diesel-price-hike-2022-90-paise-formula-may-return-crude-oil-west-asia-crisis-2913794-2026-05-19\" style=\"\">revised<\/a> 13 times in a fortnight following the Russia-Ukraine war. No government bailout package for refiners is currently under consideration, Sharma clarified, despite mounting pressure on their balance sheets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> The timing is politically sensitive <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Politics of pricing energy: <\/strong>India\u2019s opposition leaders <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/an-economic-storm-is-coming-rahul-gandhi-warns-of-massive-financial-shock-to-common-people\/articleshow\/131194227.cms\" style=\"\">argue<\/a> the government delayed revisions through recent state elections to avoid voter backlash. Now, with Brent crude above USD 110 \/ bbl, the Modi government is facing growing pressure to balance consumer protection with fiscal and energy realities. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/issues\/india-signals-belt-tightening-as-oil-shock-bites\/\" style=\"\">urged citizens to ration fuel<\/a> and reduce discretionary spending.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>The financial distress of Indian refiners has already triggered disruptive supply-chain rationing. India <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2026\/03\/11\/india-rations-gas-turns-to-russian-crude\/\" style=\"\">instituted strict supply control measures<\/a> on commercial LPG, with April consumption down 16.2% y-o-y. Any prolonged capital squeeze at these Indian oil majors threatens to delay multi-bn-USD downstream and petrochemical expansion projects \u2014 all tied to long-term crude supply agreements and strategic JVs with Gulf national oil companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Fuel demand trends diverge<\/strong>: Petrol consumption rose 6.36% y-o-y in April to 3.6 mn tons, while diesel demand remained largely flat. LPG consumption, however, fell sharply after supply restrictions on commercial cylinders, with allocations only gradually being restored.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Airlines seek fuel relief<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>India\u2019s airlines are now seeking the same price protection long extended to retail consumers.<\/strong> Carriers including Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet have asked state-run refiners to defer any increase in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for domestic flights until the Iran conflict stabilizes, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/transportation\/airlines-\/-aviation\/airlines-air-india-indigo-plead-with-state-run-oil-majors-to-postpone-jet-fuel-hpcl-bpcl-ioc-hikes\/articleshow\/131193122.cms\" style=\"\">The Economic Times<\/a> reports. The proposal for a hike is under discussion between refiners and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for a decision before 1 June.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Pressure on airlines intensifies<\/strong>: State refiners are <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/industry\/transportation\/airlines-\/-aviation\/airlines-air-india-indigo-plead-with-state-run-oil-majors-to-postpone-jet-fuel-hpcl-bpcl-ioc-hikes\/articleshow\/131193122.cms\" style=\"\">reportedly<\/a> selling domestic jet fuel at about USD 1k per kiloliter while incurring losses of roughly USD 955 per kiloliter. Fuel accounts for nearly 40% of airline operating costs in India. Meanwhile, a weaker INR is inflating USD-denominated expenses such as aircraft leases and overseas airport charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Turbulent times ahead: <\/strong>Indian carriers are already <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2026\/05\/15\/foreign-carriers-take-a-record-share-of-indias-international-flights-as-air-india-pulls-back-from-long-haul\/\" style=\"\">thinning flight schedules<\/a> and warning of outright suspensions. The conflict has also disrupted air corridors to Europe and North America, forcing Indian carriers into <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/mena-india\/2026\/05\/13\/this-afternoon-indias-import-shift-drives-explosive-growth-in-oman-crude-shipments\/\" style=\"\">longer routes and higher fares<\/a> that are beginning to depress demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India has begun gradually hiking fuel prices after years of controls, as soaring crude costs test the limits of consumer 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