Checked against the Marketing Discipline Guidelines 2024 (Ver. 1, effective 24.10.2024) on 31 October 2026. Published by MDG Services on 31 October 2026.
One set of ranges, whichever company supplies you
MDG 2024 is one document for the dealers of the public-sector marketing companies MDG 2024, cover page. Its density table has no column for any company MDG 7.6. See MDG for every oil company.
| Fuel | Density at 15°C, kg/m³ | Separate figure per company? |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol (MS) | 720–775 | None MDG 7.6 |
| Diesel (HSD), BS VI up to B7 | 810–845 | None MDG 7.6 |
| Diesel with biodiesel, B8–B20 | 820–860 | None MDG 7.6 |
A footnote to the 810–845 diesel figure says any relaxation for fuel processed from Assam crude may follow Government notices MDG 7.6. See density by state.
Why the figures still differ
The range is the limit. The invoice figure is the 15°C density the supply location writes for the lot loaded for you MDG 2.2.1(iv). Two things make the numbers you see differ, whatever the company:
- The lot. General knowledge, not MDG text: fuel made from different crudes at different refineries comes out at different densities, so invoice figures vary from lot to lot.
- The sample's temperature. General knowledge, not MDG text: warm fuel reads a lower density. Convert your reading to 15°C before you compare it with the invoice MDG 1.2(iv). See density and temperature.
Is there an "Indian Oil density chart"?
Not in MDG. It prints no chart for any company. It prints the 7.6 limits and expects every dealer to hold the ASTM density conversion table MDG 1.5(vi). The tanker check names Table 53B MDG 1.2(iv). The 15°C calculator and the temperature chart are helpers only; the printed table decides.
The check at every pump
Each tanker is compared with its own invoice, within ±3.0 kg/m³ at 15°C, compartment by compartment MDG 1.2(iv) MDG 1.2(viii).
For example (made-up figures): tanker A's invoice shows diesel at 832.0 and your converted reading is 833.5, a gap of +1.5, inside the limit. Tanker B's invoice shows 826.0 and your reading is 829.5, a gap of +3.5, outside the limit, although 829.5 sits inside 810–845. Being inside the range is not enough; the gap to the invoice counts too. If you doubt the quality, contact the supply location or the area field officer MDG 1.2(ix). See the tanker density check.
Questions dealers ask
01Petrol ki density HP pump par kitni hoti hai?
MDG gives one petrol range for all three companies: 720–775 kg/m³ at 15°C MDG 7.6. The exact figure for your own lot is on the invoice MDG 2.2.1(iv).
02Is there an Indian Oil density chart?
MDG prints no chart for any company. It prints the ranges in clause 7.6 MDG 7.6 and requires every dealer to hold the ASTM density conversion table MDG 1.5(vi). The temperature chart shows readings at other temperatures, as a helper only.
03What is the diesel density range for BPCL pumps?
The same for all three companies: 810–845 kg/m³ at 15°C for BS VI diesel up to B7, and 820–860 for B8–B20 blends MDG 7.6.
04Petrol pump par Indian Oil ki density kitni honi chahiye?
Petrol 720–775 kg/m³ and diesel 810–845 kg/m³ at 15°C, with no figure of its own for any company MDG 7.6. Your reading must be within ±3.0 of the invoice MDG 1.2(iv).
Read the official text: Marketing Discipline Guidelines 2024 (PDF on Bharat Petroleum's website) (also published on iocl.com).
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