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Enter your fuel spend once. CredoNomics ranks major IndianOil, BPCL and HPCL credit cards by estimated annual net savings after reward caps, surcharge waivers and annual fees.

Current #1 matchIndianOil RBL Bank XTRA
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8 fuel cards compared

Sorted byNet annual savings
#1
IndianOil

IndianOil RBL Bank XTRA

RBL Bank
₹8,430net / year
Effective return7.03%
Gross fuel value₹10,200
Annual fee₹1,770
Fuel networkIndianOil
Rewards ₹750/moWaiver ₹100/mo

15 Fuel Points/₹100; 1 Fuel Point = ₹0.50. Fuel-point cap 2,000/month. Fee used is ₹1,500 before GST.

Verified 09 Aug 2026Fee waiver at ₹2,75,000 annual spendOfficial issuer source
#2
HPCL

FIRST Power+

IDFC FIRST Bank
₹7,211net / year
Effective return6.01%
Gross fuel value₹7,800
Annual fee₹589
Fuel networkHPCL
Rewards ₹500/moWaiver ₹0/moApp bonus ₹150/mo

Up to 6.5% at HPCL when 5% card rewards are combined with up to 1.5% HP Pay Happy Coins. No fuel-surcharge waiver.

Verified 09 Aug 2026Fee waiver at ₹1,50,000 annual spendOfficial issuer source
#3
BPCL

BPCL SBI Card OCTANE

SBI Card
₹6,931net / year
Effective return5.78%
Gross fuel value₹8,700
Annual fee₹1,769
Fuel networkBPCL
Rewards ₹625/moWaiver ₹100/mo

25X rewards on BPCL fuel equals 6.25% reward value plus 1% surcharge waiver. Reward cap modeled from 2,500 RP/cycle.

Verified 09 Aug 2026Fee waiver at ₹2,00,000 annual spendOfficial issuer source
#4
HPCL

HPCL ENERGIE BOBCARD

BOBCARD
₹6,000net / year
Effective return5.00%
Gross fuel value₹6,000
Annual feeWaived
Fuel networkHPCL
Rewards ₹400/moWaiver ₹100/mo

Official BOBCARD positioning: up to 5% fuel savings at HPCL (4% rewards + 1% surcharge waiver).

Verified 09 Aug 2026Fee waiver at ₹50,000 annual spendOfficial issuer source
#5
HPCL

FIRST Power

IDFC FIRST Bank
₹6,000net / year
Effective return5.00%
Gross fuel value₹6,000
Annual feeWaived
Fuel networkHPCL
Rewards ₹350/moWaiver ₹0/moApp bonus ₹150/mo

Up to 5% at HPCL when card rewards are combined with HP Pay Happy Coins. No fuel-surcharge waiver.

Verified 09 Aug 2026Fee waiver at ₹50,000 annual spendOfficial issuer source
#6
IndianOil

IndianOil Kotak

Kotak Mahindra Bank
₹4,800net / year
Effective return4.00%
Gross fuel value₹4,800
Annual feeWaived
Fuel networkIndianOil
Rewards ₹300/moWaiver ₹100/mo

24 RP/₹150 at IndianOil; 1 RP modeled at ₹0.25 for reward redemption. Reward cap 1,200 RP/cycle.

Verified 09 Aug 2026Fee waiver at ₹50,000 annual spendOfficial issuer source
#7
IndianOil

IndianOil HDFC Bank

HDFC Bank
₹2,928net / year
Effective return2.44%
Gross fuel value₹2,928
Annual feeWaived
Fuel networkIndianOil
Rewards ₹144/moWaiver ₹100/mo

5% Fuel Points modeled at ₹0.96/FP when converted to XTRAREWARDS. Post-first-6-month fuel cap: 150 FP/month.

Verified 09 Aug 2026Fee waiver at ₹50,000 annual spendOfficial issuer source
#8
IndianOil

IndianOil Axis Bank

Axis Bank
₹2,410net / year
Effective return2.01%
Gross fuel value₹3,000
Annual fee₹590
Fuel networkIndianOil
Rewards ₹200/moWaiver ₹50/mo

4% value back on up to ₹5,000 eligible IOCL fuel spend/month, plus 1% surcharge waiver capped at ₹50/cycle.

Verified 09 Aug 2026Fee waiver at ₹3,50,000 annual spendOfficial issuer source
Compared networksIOCL · BPCL · HPCL

Major co-branded fuel cards from the three large public-sector fuel networks.

Ranking methodRewards + waiver − fee

Annual fee GST is deducted unless your entered annual spend meets the issuer waiver threshold.

Data policyIssuer-first

Card terms are sourced from official issuer pages and should be re-verified when banks revise benefits.