Middle East war hit: Petrol and diesel brakes failed, prices increased for the fourth time in 10 days; LPG and CNG are also beyond the reach of the common man.

The deepening war crisis in the Middle East has started an all-round attack of inflation in the Indian markets. On the fuel front, the general public is facing continuous shocks and the brake on petrol and diesel prices has completely failed. Amidst the skyrocketing prices of crude oil globally, the prices of petrol and diesel have been increased significantly for the fourth time in the last 10 days. In India, prices have been increased for the fourth consecutive time since May 15, which has spoiled the household budget of the common man. Due to the Iran War and disruptions in the global supply chain, India’s major oil companies—Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum—were suffering huge losses. To compensate for this loss, companies have once again made a major change in prices. Today i.e. on 25th May, a huge increase of Rs 2.61 per liter in petrol prices and Rs 2.71 per liter in diesel has been recorded. After this new shock, petrol has become costlier by Rs 7.40 per liter and diesel by Rs 7.52 per liter in just the last 10 days. Know when petrol and diesel caught fire in the month of May. If we look at the data of the last two weeks, the oil companies have hit the consumers’ pockets intermittently: May 15: As soon as the revision of fuel prices started, for the first time, a huge increase of Rs 3 per liter was made directly on both petrol and diesel. May 19: Just four days later, the prices of petrol increased by 90 paise and diesel by 91 paise per liter. May 23: Oil companies once again shocked the general public by increasing the rates of petrol by 87 paise and diesel by 91 paise per litre. May 25: The biggest shock came today i.e. Monday, when petrol became costlier by Rs 2.61 and diesel by Rs 2.71 per liter and reached a new record level. Due to the ban on the Strait of Hormuz, LPG crisis, fuel exceeding 3000 in commercial cylinders, the situation has become very worrying on the LPG front as well. Due to the war in the Gulf countries and the restrictions imposed on the most important trade route i.e. ‘Strait of Hormuz’, the supply chain of LPG in India has been badly affected. India imports about 90 percent of its total LPG requirements from abroad, a large part of which comes from Gulf countries. Due to stoppage of movement of ships due to war, there is a huge shortage of LPG in India and there has been an unexpected increase in the cost. For this reason, the prices of LPG cylinders have reached record levels in recent times. The last biggest increase in the prices of commercial gas cylinders was on May 1, 2026, when its price was increased by Rs 993 in one stroke. After this huge increase, a 19 kg commercial cylinder has crossed the Rs 3,000 mark in the country’s capital Delhi. At the same time, if we talk about domestic consumers, the price of 14.2 kg domestic LPG cylinder was last increased by Rs 60 on March 6, 2026, after which its price in Delhi currently remains stable at Rs 913. Commercial gas prices have increased continuously this year. In the last three months, there has been a continuous increase in the prices of commercial gas cylinders, which has broken the back of restaurants, cafes and small shopkeepers: March 1: At the beginning of the month, the price of 19 kg commercial cylinder was increased by Rs 28 to Rs 31 per cylinder. April 1: As the new financial year begins, commercial LPG cylinder prices were increased by a massive Rs 195.50. May 1: Due to international pressure, companies made a historic lump sum increase from Rs 993 to Rs 994, which created a stir in the business world. CNG is also no longer cheap, prices have increased in Delhi-Noida. Not only petrol, diesel or LPG, but CNG gas, which is considered environment friendly, is now becoming beyond the reach of the common man. In the month of May alone, oil companies have increased the prices of CNG three times. First of all, on May 15, the price of CNG was increased by Rs 2 per kg. Just two days later, on May 17, the price was again increased by Re 1. Consumers hoping for relief got a third blow on May 23, when companies again increased the price of CNG by Rs 1 per kg. In this way, after increasing the price of CNG thrice within a month, now the price of CNG in the country’s capital Delhi has increased to the level of Rs 81.09 per kg. At the same time, in Noida city of Uttar Pradesh adjacent to Delhi, the price of CNG has reached Rs 89.70 per kg. Experts believe that if the tension in the Middle East does not subside soon, an even greater rise in fuel prices may be seen in the coming days.