Where else can you refuel at old prices: petrol stations are raising fuel prices
On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, prices at Ukrainian petrol stations continued to rise. The reason for this was tension on the international market due to the escalating situation in the Middle East, according to Naftorink.
The OKKO chain raised prices for all types of petrol and diesel fuel by 2 hryvnia per litre. Regular petrol now costs more than 70 hryvnia per litre, and high-octane Pulls 100 costs more than 80 hryvnia per litre. Autogas in the chain rose in price by 1 hryvnia per litre.
The current prices are as follows:
— A-95 petrol — 70.99 UAH/litre (+2 UAH/litre);
— A-95+ petrol — 73.99 UAH/litre (+2 UAH/litre);
— A-98/A-100 petrol — 80.99 UAH/litre (+2 UAH/litre);
— diesel fuel — 70.99 UAH/l (+2 UAH/l);
— premium diesel fuel — 73.99 UAH/l (+2 UAH/l);
— autogas — 41.99 UAH/l (+1 UAH/l).
At the same time, the WOG network, which usually aligns its prices with OKKO, has left them unchanged for now. That is why you can still refuel at the previous prices at some petrol stations of this network.
Overall, since 18 February, against the backdrop of the escalating geopolitical situation, petrol and diesel prices in the OKKO network have risen by 7 UAH per litre, and in WOG — by 5 UAH per litre.
Other networks have also revised their prices. On Wednesday, the state-owned Ukrnafta and the UPG network raised fuel prices by 2 UAH per litre. The Parallel network raised prices by 3 UAH per litre, KLO by 4 UAH per litre, and BRSM-Nafta by 2 UAH per litre.
Overall, since mid-February, the increase looks like this:
— Ukrnafta — +6 UAH/litre;
— UPG — +7 UAH/litre;
— Parallel — +7 UAH/litre;
— KLO — +9 UAH/litre;
— BRSM-Nafta — +5 UAH/litre.
Analysts attribute the price increase to the rise in oil prices on world markets. Due to the war in Iran, prices for "black gold" have risen by about 10%.
Western analysts had previously warned that oil markets could come under pressure from panic over the risk of a protracted conflict with Iran. Among the possible consequences is instability in the Persian Gulf countries.
At the same time, according to the latest data, the rise in oil prices remains moderate for now. As of Tuesday morning, Brent futures were trading at $79.44 per barrel, up $1.70 (2.2%). American WTI was trading at $72.40 per barrel, up $1.17 (1.6%) from the previous day.
Serhiy Kuyun, director of the consulting company A-95, notes that the situation on the market is far from apocalyptic forecasts. According to him, the main threat at the moment is panic.
The expert also notes that some chains operating in the mid-price segment are trying to raise prices quickly in order to keep up with market leaders due to fears of rapid depletion of stocks.
