Fuel prices see drop in January

AMMAN — The price of diesel, kerosene, unleaded 90-octane gasoline and unleaded 95-octane gasoline will see a drop in January, based on a decision by the government’s fuel pricing committee at the Energy Ministry on Saturday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Based on the committee's decision, the price of one litre of unleaded 90-octane gasoline will see a decrease of JD0.02 in January, selling at JD0.900, compared with JD0.920 during last month.

The price per litre of unleaded 95-octane gasoline will also drop by JD0.03 to reach JD1.140 in January, against JD1.170 in December. 

The price of one litre of diesel will decline by JD0.075, selling at JD0.82 compared with JD0.895 in December.

The price of one litre of kerosene will see a drop of JD0.075, selling at JD0.785 instead of JD0.860 in December. 

The price of gas cylinders will remain at JD7 as usual. 

The decision came during the committee’s monthly meeting to determine the prices of fuel derivatives locally for the period of January 1 to 30, reviewing international prices of crude oil and oil derivatives during December. 

Also on Saturday, the Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission decided to maintain the “differences in fuel prices” category on monthly electricity bills for January at zero fils per kilowatt-hour, which is the same value for December, Petra reported.