Fuel Prices Shoot Up Again

Consumers will from Saturday March 1, 2014 pay an average of 6 percent more for petrol, diesel and kerosene at the pump stations. It follows the upward adjustment of prices of fuel products by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). Petrol now sells at 255.00 pesewas per litre. Kerosene has also gone up by 6.12 percent and diesel 6.00 percent. Diesel now sells at 265.00 pesewas per litre. Premix fuel, which has had virtually no change in price for the past few months, has now gone up by 3.45 percent. It is selling at 120.00 pesewas per litre. The price of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) saw no change. Below is a table of the change in prices Domestic Products Product Current Ex-Pump Price � Feb 16, 2014 (GHp/Lt or Kg) Revised Ex-Pump Prices for PBU Effective March 1, 2014 % Change Premium 240.00 255.00 6.25% Kerosene 245.00 260.00 6.12% Gas Oil 250.00 265.00 6.00% MGO Local 222.00 236.00 6.31% RFO 135.00 135.00 0.00% LPG 274.00 274.00 0.00% Premix 116.00 120.00 3.45% Unified 205.00 226.00 10.24% Kero Mines 254.00 262.00 3.15% Gasoil to Rig 328.00 328.00 0.00% Gasoil Mines 328.00 328.00 0.00% Export Products Product Current Ex Pump Price � Feb 16, 2014 (US Cents/Lt) Revised Pump Prices for PBU Effective March 1, 2014 (US Cents/Lt) % Change ATK 104.00 105.00 0.96% MGO Foreign 111.00 113.00 1.80%