Global prices of gasoline, diesel, kerosene drop in February's 1st week — ministry

AMMAN — Global prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene dropped in the first week of February, compared to January prices, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources' weekly bulletin showed on Sunday.

According to the bulletin, 90-octane gasoline average price went down by 0.3 per cent from $717 per tonne to $715, and 95-octane gas dropped by 1 per cent from $740 per tonne to $732, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Diesel price saw a decrease of 3 per cent from $688 per tonne to $665, kerosene witnessed a decrease from $722 per tonne to $715, which equals 1 per cent, and fuel oil was up by 2 per cent from $474 per tonne to $481, the figures showed.

The average price of liquefied petroleum gas rose by 2 per cent in February to $628, compared to the January price of $618, the bulletin showed.

The average price of Brent crude fell by 5 per cent from $79 per barrel to $75.