Oil Cos Hike Auto LPG Prices by
6 Per Litre
By
siliconindia | Tuesday, 03 April 2012, 06:46 Hrs
Bangalore: State-owned oil firms have hiked auto LPG prices by
6 per litre, the third increase this year.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) used as fuel in automobiles, called Auto LPG, will cost
49.72 per litre as against
43.65 per litre price till last month, according to Indian Oil Corp , the nation's largest fuel retailer.
The hike comes on back of steep rise in international oil prices.
Auto LPG prices were hiked by almost
3 per litre on March 1 when rates were increased from
40.7 per litre to
43.65 a litre.
Oil firms revise Auto LPG rates every month based on average of international benchmark prices.
On LPG they sell to households as cooking gas in 14.2-kg bottles, oil firms are losing a record
570.50. The prices of domestic LPG were last revised in June last year and are currently priced at
399.26 per cylinder in Delhi.
Source: PTI
6 per litre, the third increase this year.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) used as fuel in automobiles, called Auto LPG, will cost
49.72 per litre as against
43.65 per litre price till last month, according to Indian Oil Corp , the nation's largest fuel retailer.
The hike comes on back of steep rise in international oil prices.
Auto LPG prices were hiked by almost
3 per litre on March 1 when rates were increased from
40.7 per litre to
43.65 a litre.
Oil firms revise Auto LPG rates every month based on average of international benchmark prices.
On LPG they sell to households as cooking gas in 14.2-kg bottles, oil firms are losing a record
570.50. The prices of domestic LPG were last revised in June last year and are currently priced at
399.26 per cylinder in Delhi.