Oil companies are selling petrol at a profit of Rs 10 per litre but retail prices haven’t been reduced as they recoup past losses and make up for a Rs 6.5 a litre loss on diesel, a report said.
State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) have for the past 15 months not revised petrol and diesel prices in line with the cost. They have times of low oil prices to recoup losses incurred when rates were high.
