The RBI discussed options such as a dollar window against oil bonds or routing dollar sales through a single bank.
Petrol price is cut by Rs 1 per litre with effect from midnight today, following a decline in international crude oil prices, however there is no change in diesel price.
The Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) such as Bharat Petroleum Corp, Hindustan Petroleum Corp and Indian Oil Corp have incurred losses of Rs 1,61,000 crores in 2012-13 due to subsidised sale of diesel.
The finance ministry has agreed to pay Rs 8,000 crore (USD 1.74 billion) to state-run oil retailers in the December quarter for selling fuel at government-set cheaper rates, Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy said on Monday.