Accordingly, the price of E5 RON 92 declined 1,082 VND to trade at a maximum of19,600 VND per litre, and RON95 dropped 1,138 VND in its price to a maximum of21,065 VND per litre. Meanwhile, the price of diesel 0.05S went down 67 VND perlitre to 18,644 VND.
The prices of kerosene and mazut 180CST 3.5S remain unchanged and should not behigher than 17,086 VND and 15,694 VND per litre, respectively.
The Ministry of Industry said that RON 92 was sold at an average of 78.7 USDper barrel globally half month ago, down nearly 9 USD from the previous period.Those of RON95 and diesel 0.06S were 80.52 USD per barrel and 92.27 USD perbarrel, respectively.
The price of Ethanol E100, which is used as the basis to calculate the price ofbiofuel E5 RON 92 after the elimination of petrol RON 92, stood at 14,737 VNDper litre (excluding value added tax).
The petrol price stabilisation fund has been used frequently throughout thepast, particularly for petrol products, in order to mitigate the impacts of theglobal rising commercial oil and petrol prices and contribute to curbinginflation.
This time, subsidies for E5 RON 92 are 700 VND per litre (previously 1,213 VNDper litre) and RON 95 is 0 VND per litre (previously 600 VND per litre), whilediesel is 0 VND per litre (previously 634 VND per litre).
A review of fuelprices are set to be announced every 15 days to keep up with changes in theglobal market. –VNA