UAE petrol and diesel prices for March to rise

Petrol and diesel prices will rise in March. The increases, though small, mean that Super 98 and diesel now cost more than Dh2 a litre.

The Ministry of Energy announced on Monday that consumers will pay Dh2.03 per litre for Super 98, up 1.5 per cent from February; Special 95 will cost Dh1.92, up 1.5 per cent; and E Plus will cost Dh1.85, up 1.6 per cent. Diesel will cost Dh2.02, up 1 per cent.

In February motorists paid Dh2 for a litre of Super 98, Dh1.89 for Special 95 and Dh1.82 for E Plus. Diesel cost Dh2 a litre.

The February prices were up from January’s levels. In January, Super 98 was priced at Dh1.91 per litre, Special 95 at Dh1.80 and E Plus at Dh1.73. Diesel was Dh1.94.

The price of a barrel of Brent crude was at US$56.65 a barrel on Monday afternoon. It began the year at $56.82.

Fuel prices are set by a Ministry of Energy-led committee using “benchmark prices” that have not been publicly specified.

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