New Delhi, May 15 -- Oil marketing companies on Friday hiked prices of petrol and diesel by up to Rs 3 per litre in response to surging global crude oil price, adding to inflation fears in the wake of ongoing West Asia conflict.

Following the price revision, petrol price in Delhi has gone up from Rs 94.77 to Rs 97.77 per litre, while diesel prices have increased from Rs 87.67 to Rs 90.67 per litre.

In Kolkata, the price of petrol has now reached Rs 108.74 a litre. In Mumbai, petrol is now selling at Rs 106.68 while in Chennai it is costing Rs 103.67 in Chennai a litre. Diesel prices have climbed to Rs 95.13 in Kolkata, while it has increased to Rs 93.14 and Rs 95.25 in Mumbai and Chennai respectively.

The price revision has come into e...