Fuel supplies in Maharashtra stable and well-managed, assures BPCL

State-owned refiner Bharat Petroleum connected Wednesday (May 27, 2026) maintained that articles and posts referring to substance shortages successful Maharashtra were “spreading misinformation”, adding that supplies crossed the State were unchangeable and well-managed.

“Certain articles and posts spreading misinformation regarding substance availability are presently circulating. BPCL would similar to reassure customers that substance supplies crossed Maharashtra stay unchangeable and good managed, with continuous replenishment and regular dispatches being maintained crossed the State,” Bharat Petroleum said successful a societal media post.

The Hindu had connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) reported that definite districts successful Maharashtra and Karnataka’s superior Bengaluru were experiencing substance proviso shortages starring to disruptions successful supplies to pumps.

In its post, Bharat Petroleum mentioned that successful the ongoing period until May 25 successful Maharashtra, petrol income person gone up 15% portion diesel income accrued much than 20% from the comparable play past year.

The oil-marketing institution emphasised that the summation successful request reflected precautionary buying and changing user acquisition patterns alternatively than immoderate proviso shortage.

Specifically astir diesel, it said: “The emergence successful diesel request is besides being driven by aggregate factors, including the ongoing harvesting play starring to higher cultivation consumption, a displacement of customers from backstage OMC outlets retailing astatine comparatively higher prices, and migration from institutional/commercial channels were prevailing prices are comparatively higher successful enactment with planetary benchmarks”.