# The country's largest private-sector oil refiner is restricting individual purchases to 1,000 ru.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · NDTV Profit*

## Key points

- Reliance Industries has capped fuel purchases to 1,000 rupees per visit at Jio-BP stations.
- This is the first instance of an Indian fuel retailer rationing supply instead of only raising prices.
- State-run fuel stations have not officially announced caps, but similar limits are reported anecdotally.
- Fuel retailers are currently losing 24.40 rupees per liter on gasoline and 104.99 rupees on diesel.

**Companies:** Reliance Industries Ltd., BP Plc, Indian Oil Corp., Bharat Petroleum Corp., Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Nayara Energy
**Countries:** India, Russia

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