Diesel is getting cheaper again. What prices did the big players OMV, Rompetrol, Lukoil and Mol display on Friday
Diesel prices fell slightly on Friday at most OMV, Rompetrol, Lukoil and Mol gas stations, while Petrom kept the prices charged on Thursday, according to official information consulted by “Adevărul”.
Diesel prices fell a little more on Friday at most gas stations. Archive photo
Thus, according to official information, standard diesel prices displayed on Friday in gas stations are:
Petrom – 9.28 lei/liter
Socar – 9.34 lei/liter
Lukoil, Rompetrol and Mol – 9.37 lei/liter
On Thursday, they were up to 35 pennies more expensive in some gas stations, as follows:
Petrom – 9.28 lei/liter
Lukoil – 9.63 lei/liter
Rompetrol – 9.64 lei/liter
Mol – 9.67 lei/liter
Socar – 9.69 lei/liter
As for premium diesel, on Friday prices had stagnated at Petrom and OMV and had dropped by a maximum of 31 money at some gas stations.
Thus, premium diesel prices on Friday are:
Petrom 10.05 lei/liter
OMV 10.19 lei/liter
Rompetrol 10.19 lei/liter –
Lukoil 10.19 lei/liter –
Mol 10.24 lei/liter –
On Thursday, premium diesel prices were:
Petrom 10.05 lei/liter
OMV 10.19 lei/liter
Rompetrol 10.29 lei/liter
Lukoil 10.45 lei/liter
Mol 10.54 lei/liter
For comparison, a month ago, Petrom gas stations sold diesel for 9.08-9.11 lei/liter, Lukoil for 9.13-9.14 lei/liter, Mol for 9.02-9.05 lei/liter, Socar for 9.09 lei/liter, and Rompetrol for 9.16-9.19 lei/liter, and OMV Petrom – single price of 9.24 lei/liter at all gas stations in Bucharest.
Thus, despite the reductions, the price of standard diesel compared to the day before the start of the war in Iran is 1.03 – 1.44 lei/liter higher (on February 27, the average price of standard diesel sold in Romania was 8.25 lei/liter).
On Friday, April 3, the government adopted the emergency ordinance that provides for the reduction of the excise duty on standard diesel and the introduction of a solidarity contribution for companies in the oil industry.
The excise duty on standard diesel sold on the domestic market was temporarily reduced, during the declared period of the crisis on the oil and fuel market, by 30 money per liter, 36 money in total, including VAT.
In addition to the excise tax reduction, the ordinance also introduces a solidarity contribution for companies that obtain income from the extraction and sale of Romanian oil. The contribution is calculated according to the price of Brent oil and targets profits considered exceptional in the current economic context.
