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Andhra Pradesh Minister for Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Nadendla Manohar has said the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) had to increase prices of petrol and diesel owed to the geopolitical situation.
He pointed retired that the OMCs were bearing the brunt of the West Asia warfare arsenic it affected crude lipid prices, which soared to much than $100 a barrel. “The volatility successful the planetary markets besides resulted successful tightened proviso of the centrifugal fuels,” helium observed.
Speaking to The Hindu, connected Friday (May 15, 2026), Mr. Manohar said “To conscionable the crisis, the Andhra Pradesh authorities is taking steps to summation ethanol blending and encouraging measures similar car pooling to chopped down the substance consumption to immoderate extent”.
Mr. Manohar said helium was perpetually reviewing the concern portion insisting that determination was nary shortage of the fuels.
“A elaborate readying is going connected astatine the nationalist level. We person a gathering with the Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas successful New Delhi connected May 18. The full gamut of issues volition beryllium discussed”, helium added.
