
PetroChina announced today (3rd) that starting from 0:00 a.m. next Monday, gasoline and diesel prices will remain unchanged and have absorbed 25.34 billion yuan.
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The situation in the Middle East continues to be tense, and international oil prices fluctuate at high levels. Taiwan PetroChina has implemented a stabilization mechanism to take care of people's livelihood.
China National Petroleum Corporation announced that oil prices will freeze and rise next week. (Photo by reporter Lin Jinghua)
[Reporter Lin Jinghua/Taipei Report] Domestic oil prices continue to freeze and rise! PetroChina announced today (3rd) that starting from 0:00 a.m. next Monday, the prices of gasoline and diesel will remain unchanged at 31.2 yuan per liter of 92 unleaded gasoline, 32.7 yuan per liter of 95 unleaded gasoline, 34.7 yuan per liter of 98 unleaded gasoline, and 29.9 yuan per liter of super diesel. CNPC has absorbed 25.34 billion yuan in oil prices.
The situation in the Middle East continues to be tense, the United States has strengthened its military deployment, international oil prices have fluctuated at a high level, and China National Petroleum Corporation's price adjustment indicator 7D3B is still 112 US dollars per barrel. In order to take care of domestic people's livelihood and stabilize prices, after an overall assessment, the government expanded the goods tax reduction, and in order to maintain the lowest price in Asia and continue to implement the stabilization mechanism of the US-Iraq war project, a total of 10.1 yuan and 10.3 yuan were absorbed for gasoline and diesel. Domestic gasoline and diesel prices remained unchanged.
According to CNPC statistics, various measures to stabilize the project were implemented from February 28 to October 4, and the total absorption of gasoline and diesel increased by approximately 25.34 billion yuan.
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