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In September 2026 Gulf diesel cost $48 a barrel more than crude. What a barrel costs India, which refines its own, against an Asian country that has to import it.

Diesel is the world's biggest oil product and India's most-used fuel. What it is used for, how it grows with the economy, and why its use barely falls when the price rises.

24 refineries in 15 states, one state with 38% of the capacity, and a year of oil through India's system, from PPAC data for April to June 2026.