Diesel and autogas prices surged over the weekend in Ukraine - monitoring
Over the weekend, from October 16 to 19, fuel prices continued to rise at Ukrainian gas stations. Autogas and diesel fuel saw the largest increases, while gasoline prices remained almost unchanged. All eight largest gas station operators raised the price of autogas, and seven of them raised diesel prices.
This is according to monitoring data from the A-95 Consulting Group as of October 19 compared to Friday, October 16.
The average price of autogas in Ukraine rose by 1.46 UAH over the weekend to 50.57 UAH/L. Thus, it has exceeded the 50 UAH per liter mark for the first time.
Diesel fuel increased by an average of 1.32 UAH/L to 101.75 UAH/L. On Friday, its average price was 100.43 UAH/L.
The increase in gasoline prices was significantly smaller. A-95 added only 7 kopecks to 89.79 UAH/L. A-92 gasoline rose by 5 kopecks to 86.24 UAH/L, and premium A-95+ by 1 kopeck to 93.59 UAH/L.
Average fuel prices in Ukraine
| Fuel type | October 19, UAH/L | October 16, UAH/L | Change, UAH/L |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-92 | 86.24 | 86.20 | +0.05 |
| A-95 | 89.79 | 89.72 | +0.07 |
| A-95+ | 93.59 | 93.59 | +0.01 |
| Diesel | 101.75 | 100.43 | +1.32 |
| Autogas | 50.57 | 49.11 | +1.46 |
Thus, the main price increase over the weekend was for diesel fuel and autogas. The cost of filling 50 liters of diesel at an average price increased by 66 UAH, and the same volume of autogas by 73 UAH.
Fuel prices in eight largest gas station chains
In the major chains, the most notable changes also occurred in the diesel and autogas segments.
OKKO and KLO raised average diesel prices immediately by 2 UAH per liter. At OKKO it costs 103.90 UAH/L, and at KLO 101.90 UAH/L.
At WOG and UKRNAFTA, diesel increased by 1 UAH to 103.50 and 99.90 UAH/L, respectively. UPG raised its price by 1.60 UAH to 101.50 UAH/L.
At AMIC stations, the average diesel price rose by 1.17 UAH to 101.18 UAH/L, and at BRSM-Nafta by 1.82 UAH to 99.99 UAH/L.
The only operator among the eight largest that did not change the diesel price was SOCAR. Its price remained at 105 UAH/L, which is the highest among the listed chains.
Autogas increased in price in all eight chains. The largest increase was at OKKO and SOCAR, where the price rose by 2 UAH per liter.
At OKKO, autogas costs 51.90 UAH/L, and at SOCAR it averages 52.47 UAH/L. The latter is the highest among the eight operators.
UPG raised the price of autogas by 1.60 UAH to 50.50 UAH/L. At WOG, UKRNAFTA, and KLO, it increased by 1 UAH/L. At BRSM-Nafta, the average price rose by 1.46 UAH, and at AMIC by 1.11 UAH.
Gasoline A-95 rose over the weekend in only two of eight chains. KLO increased its price by 50 kopecks to 87.90 UAH/L, and BRSM-Nafta by an average of 9 kopecks to 87.54 UAH/L. Other six operators did not change prices for this gasoline brand.
The price of premium A-95+ in chains included in monitoring remained unchanged.
The lowest average price for A-95 gasoline among the eight chains is recorded at BRSM-Nafta at 87.54 UAH/L. The highest is at SOCAR, where a liter costs 94.90 UAH. The difference is 7.36 UAH per liter.
The cheapest diesel fuel among these operators is offered by UKRNAFTA at 99.90 UAH/L. The most expensive is SOCAR at 105 UAH/L.
Autogas costs from 48.73 UAH/L at BRSM-Nafta to 52.47 UAH/L at SOCAR.
Smaller chains raised prices even more noticeably
Among other gas station operators, significant price changes for certain fuel types were recorded over the weekend.
The largest increase in autogas occurred in the ZOG chain, immediately by 5.50 UAH per liter to 53 UAH/L.
At DNIPRONAFTA stations, the average price of autogas rose by 3.67 UAH to 51.49 UAH/L. In VST and Ovis chains, it increased by 3.50 UAH to 52.90 and 52.99 UAH/L, respectively.
VostokGaz also noticeably raised prices. A-95 gasoline in the chain increased by 3 UAH to 89.99 UAH/L. Diesel added 4.01 UAH to 102 UAH/L, and autogas rose by 3.50 UAH to 51.49 UAH/L.
The BVS chain increased the average diesel fuel price by 3.20 UAH to 103 UAH/L.
At the same time, there were isolated cases of price reductions. In particular, Avantage 7 reduced the average autogas price by 4 kopecks to 48.95 UAH/L.
Thus, after the weekend, the main price increase on the Ukrainian fuel market again hit diesel and autogas. Average gasoline prices remained relatively stable, while most chains revised prices for other fuel types upward.
