Because making gasoline and diesel costs less today

Prices are dropping today, Monday, March 20, on the fuel grid in Italy. Including the declines reported in the last few days, the average prices applied to the gas pump and, above all, diesel, have actually fallen. Fuel prices at the pump are in sharp decline this morning: the national average for petrol in self-service mode is below 1.86 euro/litre, while that of diesel is 1.8 euro/litre. Why is it cheaper to make gasoline and diesel today? Gas station prices fell after the drop in international oil prices. Brent is around $70, the lowest level since November 2021. Brent is the most traded oil type in the world and referenced by many companies in the sector. Brent (Extracted in the North Sea) and Wti (Out of West Texas Intermediate, extracted in the southern United States) are the two main types of crude oil; These are two baskets taken as a reference by investors and/or speculators from around the world. World

According to the usual survey by Staffetta Quotidiana, IP lowered recommended diesel prices by two cents per liter. On the other hand, -1 cent per liter for Q8, -3 cent per liter for Tamoil, again for diesel. Below are the averages of prices recorded at approximately 18,000 factories at 8 a.m. yesterday, as reported by Managers to the Ministry of Economic Development’s Price Observatory and processed by Staffetta:

• self-service petrol 1,857 Euro/liter (-4 thousandths, companies 1,859, white pumps 1,853);
• diesel 1,803 euro/liter (-11, companies 1,806, white pumps 1,794);
• petrol 1,995 euro/liter (-4, companies 2,035, white pumps 1,914);
• diesel 1,942 Euro/liter (-12, companies 1,985, white pumps 1,857);
• LPG 0.798 euro/liter (-1, companies 0.804, white pumps 0.791);
• methane 1,747 euro/kg (-15, companies 1,747, white pumps 1,748);
• LNG 1,625 euro/kg (+15, companies 1,639 euro/kg, white pumps 1,614 euro/kg).

Prices on highways are as follows:

• self-service petrol 1,933 euro/liter (2,196 served);
• self-service diesel 1,885 euro/liter (2,155 served);
• LPG 0.896 euro/liter, methane 1.795 euro/kg;
• LNG is 1,587 Euro/kg.