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Commercial LPG price jumps 47.8% and ATF for foreign airlines raised
State-run oil marketing companies raised the price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder by ₹993 to ₹3,071.50, a 47.8% increase. ATF prices for international carriers rose by about $76.55 per kilolitre to $1,511.86 per KL. The moves come as international oil prices surged above $100 per barrel amid West Asia tensions, with Brent crude near $111 per barrel by Friday morning.
Why It Matters
The price increases affect industries and migrant workers relying on commercial LPG, and raise operating costs for international airlines that use ATF in India. These changes reflect broader energy-market volatility linked to the West Asia crisis and could influence prices and travel costs domestically.
Timeline
3 Events
Context: monthly price revisions and domestic energy prices unchanged
May 1, 2026
State-run OMCs often revise prices on the first of every month. Despite the international price surge, prices of energy products used by common people (regular petrol and diesel, and domestic LPG for cooking) were kept unchanged.
LPG and ATF price increases announced by OMCs
May 1, 2026
State-run oil marketing companies raised prices: the 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder price increased by ₹993 to ₹3,071.50, a 47.8% rise from ₹2,078.50. The price of 5-kg free trade LPG (FTL) is set to rise in the same proportion. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices for international carriers rose by about $76.55 per kilolitre to $1,511.86 from $1,435.31 per KL.
Brent crude near $111 per barrel as market reacts to West Asia tensions
April 30, 2026
Brent crude closed at $110.40 per barrel on Thursday, April 30, 2026, and was around $111.20 per barrel by Friday morning, May 1, 2026, as oil markets remained influenced by the West Asia crisis and related supply disruptions.