Fuel prices

Since January 12, diesel prices have increased by more than 10 cents and gasoline by nearly 6 cents on average in France. Prices were still on the rise last week.

Diesel fell 2.1 cents last week to 1.73 euros per liter, while gasoline fell 1 cent to 1.77 euros per liter.

Gasoline prices rose by 1.6 cents and diesel by 0.7 cents before the start of the new year. This is a consequence of the recent rise in crude oil prices.

Diesel prices rose by 0.8 cents per liter last week in France and gasoline by 0.4 cents, according to the weekly report from the Ministry of Ecological Transition.

Diesel and SP95-E10 prices fell by 3.6 and 2 cents respectively last week.

Diesel prices rose by 0.2 euro cents and SP95-E10 by 0.6 cents last week in France, according to the latest government survey.

Last week, the price of a liter of diesel fell by two cents, while a liter of SP95-10 was down by 3.6 cents.

Diesel prices fell slightly by 0.7 cents last week, while gasoline prices rose by 0.2 cents.

Fuel prices were trending downward last week, with diesel falling by nearly 4 cents, compared to -2.2 cents for gasoline.

Fuel prices are once again yo-yoing: last week, petrol increased by an average of 1.4 cents in France, while diesel fell by 8 cents.

Fuel prices started to fall again last week, particularly diesel, whose price per liter fell by almost 3 euro cents.

After three weeks of decline, fuel prices increased last week in France: +3.5 cents for diesel and +1.5 cents for unleaded 95-E10.

Leclerc, Système U, Auchan, Intermarché, Carrefour, Total, Esso... BFM Business compared fuel prices - diesel, unleaded 95-E10, and unleaded 98 - based on the retailers that distribute them. For SP98 and SP95-E10 (excluding motorways), Leclerc stations offer the lowest average prices.

Fuel prices fell for the second consecutive week, with unleaded 95-E10 down 4.7 cents and diesel down 2 cents.

The CEO of the oil group, Patrick Pouyanné, has threatened to reconsider his plan if the refineries' "temporary solidarity contribution" is maintained in the next budget.

Diesel prices fell by 2.9 cents last week, while unleaded 95-E10 petrol fell by 3.4 cents, averaging €1.91 per litre. This represents the first decline for both major fuels since the beginning of July.

Until now, the brand offered this price only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until October 22.

The leader of the Republicans party intends to compensate for this reduction by reducing the duration and amount of unemployment benefits.

At the government's request, Leclerc and Carrefour service stations are launching cost-price fuel sales starting this Friday and, in principle, every day until the end of the year.

In the latest "Live Opinion" poll by Elabe for BFMTV, a majority of French people believe that the solutions implemented by the government are insufficient.

Emmanuel Macron has asked fuel distributors to sell at cost price to lower pump prices. However, some have not waited for the president's announcement to implement a similar measure.

Fuel distributors believe that the margins made upstream by refiners are too high.

U store gas stations will regularly hold fuel sales at cost price. The first operation is expected on October 7 and 8.

The distributors have a meeting at Matignon tomorrow afternoon. They are waiting to see what the government really expects of them in terms of selling fuel at cost price.

Up 1.2 cents last week, diesel was averaging 1.941 euros per liter, very close to its record level this year. Gasoline is not far behind either.

According to the president of UFIP, selling fuel at cost price would have only a limited effect on pump prices.

Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday evening a new fuel allowance that "could reach 100 euros per year."

Emmanuel Macron proposes new fuel price relief, up to "100 euros per vehicle per year."

Faced with the rising cost of living, the President of the Republic wants to bring together fuel distributors to ask them to give up their margins.

Government spokesman Olivier Véran called on major retailers on Wednesday to "participate" in the "collective effort" in the face of soaring prices at the pump.

Auditioned at the National Assembly this Wednesday, the bosses of Carrefour, Intermarché, Système U and E. Leclerc explained that they will not sell fuel at a loss.

The rebellious MP does not believe that the possibility of selling gasoline at a loss will lower pump prices. "The idea has barely been announced and is already dead," laments the elected official, who is calling for taxing the super profits of distributors and TotalÉnergies.

The government, which wants to appear proactive in the face of soaring pump prices, is failing to convince its own camp. Trapped by a complicated budgetary context, the executive is passing the buck to distributors by proposing that they sell gasoline at a loss, without being certain of its effect.

The recent government announcement authorizing distributors to sell fuel "at a loss" comes amid a strong rebound in margins received by refiners since the end of spring.

The French giant, which has frozen its pump prices at 1.99 euros per liter, makes generous margins on oil refining and can therefore afford to charge lower prices at stations.

Fuel prices continue to rise. Last week, diesel increased by more than 4 cents to nearly €1.93 per liter. The increase is more limited for unleaded 95-E10, which is nevertheless approaching its highest level of the year.

The legislative framework surrounding "at a loss" sales was long disparate between EU member states before the directive of 11 May 2005 and then rulings dating from 2013 and 2017 clarified the Community position.

As large-scale distribution emerged, the legislator wanted to protect small retailers against a price war that he considered harmful.

Independent gas stations are concerned about the government's announcement that it will allow fuel sales at a loss.