India’s state fuel retailers posted ₹74,781 crore in Q1 retail losses, Oil Minister Puri says
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Brent's sharp drop to around $70 highlights a rapid easing in global crude pricing, but India's oil minister said state retailers' Q1 fuel marketing losses reflect earlier high-cost inventory and limited past price hikes. Delayed retail pass-through implies weaker near-term demand responsiveness and suggests margins are being managed rather than prices falling immediately. Separately, reports of Indian-origin petrol reaching Russia via traders add geopolitical and sanctions-monitoring sensitivity to refined product flows.
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India’s oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri said state-run fuel retailers booked ₹74,781 crore in retail losses in Q1 as they continued to sell fuel made from higher-cost crude bought earlier. Brent was trading near $70 a barrel on Thursday, down 26% in a month and nearly 40% below its April high, but Puri gave no clear signal of an immediate retail price cut. He said a reduction is possible if crude prices remain steady for a while, according to Reuters. Puri also said no Indian refiner had directly exported petrol to Russia, though traders may have shipped Indian-made fuel there.
