Latest on fuel price: Higher oil price, petrol and diesel hurt by weak rand
It’s still too early to predict what lies ahead for both petrol and prices in early June, but the latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) remains good for motorists in South Africa, BUT … ALSO READ: KFC rubbishes Romeo Malepe’s claims of stealing his kota idea Looking ahead, fluctuations in international product prices and rand weakness show the following […]
It’s still too early to predict what lies ahead for both petrol and prices in early June, but the latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) remains good for motorists in South Africa, BUT …
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Looking ahead, fluctuations in international product prices and rand weakness show the following under-recoveries (price increases) or over-recoveries (price decreases) for petrol and diesel as per data at 17 May 2023.
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| Fuel | Price change |
| Petrol 93 | decrease of 108 cents per litre |
| Petrol 95 | decrease of 109 cents per litre |
| Diesel 0.05% | decrease of 125 cents per litre |
| Diesel 0.005% | decrease of 117 cents per litre |
| Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale) | decrease of 70 cents per litre |
If these market conditions were to remain constant for the rest of the month – an unlikely scenario with the rand/dollar exchange rate ever changing and the oil price fluctuating – a decrease of 108 cents is expected for 93 octane motorists and a decrease of 109 cents for 95 users.
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Meanwhile, diesel motorists would see something between a 117 and 125 cents per litre decrease.
FUEL PRICE IN MZANSI IMPACTED BY TWO MAIN FACTORS:
1. The international price of petroleum products, driven mainly by oil prices
2. The rand/dollar exchange rate used in the purchase of these products
Exchange rate
At the time of publishing the rand/dollar exchange rate is R19.36/$.
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Oil price
At the time of publishing the brent crude oil price is $76.77 a barrel.
The final overall price changes for both petrol and diesel will be confirmed in the coming weeks with the new prices coming into effect at midnight on Tuesday, 6 June.
Go easy on the accelerator until then, Mzansi.
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The current prices at the pumps (Inland and Coastal):
| INLAND | May |
| 93 Petrol | R23.01 |
| 95 Petrol | R23.34 |
| 0.05% diesel (wholesale) | R20.15 |
| 0.005% diesel (wholesale) | R20.49 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R14.39 |
| LPGAS (p/kg) | R33.32 |
| COASTAL | May |
| 93 Petrol | R22.29 |
| 95 Petrol | R22.62 |
| 0.05% diesel (wholesale) | R19.42 |
| 0.005% diesel (wholesale) | R19.78 |
| Illuminating Paraffin | R13.47 |
| LPGAS (p/kg) | R30.73 |
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