International crude oil prices continue to fluctuate, and currently prices have fallen to around $100 per barrel. Meanwhile, national oil companies (Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum) have released new fuel rates. According to these updates, there is no change in the prices of petrol and diesel today (Friday, 8 May 2026). It is worth noting that the government oil companies have not voluntarily changed the prices of petrol and diesel for more than three years. Let’s take a look at today’s latest rates…
Small changes in these cities
According to the fuel prices given on the ‘Good Return’ website, the price of petrol in Patna has dropped by 25 paise to ₹105.23 per litre, while the price of diesel has dropped by 23 paise to ₹91.49 per litre. In Noida, petrol became cheaper by 2 paise and diesel by 3 paise to ₹94.88 and ₹87.98 per liter respectively. In contrast, in Gurugram petrol has increased by 14 paise to ₹95.65 per liter and diesel by 13 paise to ₹88.10 per litre. In Bhubaneswar too, petrol has increased by 41 paise to ₹101.35 per liter and diesel by 40 paise to ₹92.92 per litre. In Jaipur, petrol has increased by 25 paise to ₹104.72 per litre, and diesel has become costlier by 23 paise to ₹90.21 per litre.
What are the petrol prices in big cities?
Today, petrol is being sold at ₹94.77 per liter and diesel at ₹87.67 per liter in the national capital Delhi. At the same time, in the financial capital Mumbai, the price of petrol is ₹ 103.44 per liter, while one liter diesel is available for ₹ 89.97. Similarly, in Kolkata, one liter petrol is available for ₹104.95, while the price of diesel is ₹91.76 per litre. In Chennai too, you will have to pay ₹101.03 for a liter of petrol, while the price of diesel is ₹92.61 per litre.
crude oil prices
Talking about crude oil, there has been a slight decline in its prices. According to the latest update, this morning (May 8, 2026) Brent crude oil was seen trading at $100.07 per barrel. Earlier, the price of crude oil was $100.21 per barrel.