
Checks at distributors in the capital after the announcement. Socar ready to follow suit
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Eni has announced the application of a cap on fuel prices at its service stations.
The cap on fuel prices has already been applied, as announced, in Eni and Enilive service stations in Rome as shown by a check carried out in some neighborhoods.
Specifically, in southern Rome along Via Appia Nuova, in the stretch between Ciampino and the junction with the Grande Raccordo Anulare, and in the stretch of Via Tuscolana between the Cinecittà and Quadraro areas, the price of self-service diesel is set at 2,190 euros per liter and 1,990 euros per liter for petrol. The prices are also the same at the Eni petrol station in via Tagliamento near viale Regina Margherita. In none of the cases was there a queue of vehicles to refuel between 7.45 and 9.00 in the morning. After Eni, the Azerbaijani energy company Socar, present in Italy through its subsidiary Italiana Petroli (IP), has also announced its intention to establish a maximum price cap on petrol and diesel.
At the moment, however, in the same areas mentioned, prices are still high, with the cost of self-service diesel ranging between 2,378 euros per liter and reaching up to 2,506 euros per liter in some distributors. For petrol the price is between 2,168 euros per liter and 2,239 euros per litre.
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Socar will establish a cap on petrol and diesel prices in Italy
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