Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Jio-bp Caps Diesel Sales as Global Supply Pressures Intensify
Jio-bp has placed limits on how much diesel customers can buy at one time.
Each fill-up is reportedly limited to 50 litres.
Each outlet may also sell no more than 6,000 litres of diesel per day.
The company says its stations are open and have enough fuel.
It says the limits are meant to share fuel fairly among transport, industrial, and other customers.
Truck drivers say the limit makes long journeys harder because they need more fuel.
Diesel supplies around the world have tightened because shipping routes have been disrupted.
Russian fuel exports and refinery operations have also been affected.
India’s diesel exports fell in August compared with July and the same month last year.
Jio-bp has limited diesel purchases to 50 litres per fill across its retail network.
Individual Jio-bp outlets have also reportedly been capped at 6,000 litres in daily diesel sales.
The restrictions affect Jio-bp’s network across 21 states and Union Territories, including 2,221 reported outlets.
The company attributes the measures to changing demand and the need to ensure equitable fuel access.
Global supply pressures include disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, reduced Russian exports, and refinery attacks.
- Who
- Jio-bp, a Reliance Industries joint venture with BP, and customers including transporters, industrial users, and other fuel consumers.
- What
- Jio-bp has introduced a 50-litre diesel purchase cap per fill and reportedly a 6,000-litre daily sales cap per outlet.
- When
- The latest restrictions are reported amid supply disruptions in 2026; the article does not specify when the newest caps began.
- Where
- Across Jio-bp’s retail network in 21 Indian states and Union Territories.
- Why
- The company cites changing demand and equitable availability, while broader supply pressures stem from disrupted shipping routes, reduced Russian exports, and refinery disruptions.
Transporter Concerns
Jio-bp’s Position
Effect of the purchase cap
Transporter Concerns
Long-distance transporters say a 50-litre limit is difficult because their vehicles need substantial fuel to complete extended journeys.
Jio-bp’s Position
Jio-bp says its stations remain operational and adequately stocked, with the measures intended to support broad customer access.
Reason for the restrictions
Transporter Concerns
Transporters view the limits as a practical obstacle to operating long routes during a period of tight diesel availability.
Jio-bp’s Position
Jio-bp says changing demand, including demand from industrial and other non-transport users, requires measures to ensure equitable availability for mobility and transportation.
- Per-fill diesel cap
- 50 litres
- Daily outlet cap
- 6,000 litres of diesel
- Jio-bp network
- 2,221 outlets reported at the end of June 2026
- Network coverage
- 21 states and Union Territories
- India diesel exports in August
- 2.09 million tonnes, down from 2.44 million tonnes in July
- Year-on-year export change
- August exports were 19% below the 2.58 million tonnes recorded in August the previous year
- Diesel export duty
- Reduced to ₹20 per litre from ₹25 on September 16