Int'l oil derivatives prices rise in 1st week of February

AMMAN — The prices of oil derivatives in global markets have risen in the first week of February, according to data released Monday by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.اضافة اعلان

The ministry's figures showed that the price of 90-octane gasoline went up by 8.6 percent, going from $813.7 per ton in January to $883.9 in February, while the price of 95-octane gasoline rose 9.4 percent, from $834.2 per ton to $912.3 per ton.

Diesel prices also increased by 7.5 percent going from $737.7 per ton to $792.8, while the prices of kerosene rose by 7.3 percent, from $776.8 to $833.5 per ton.

The prices of liquefied gas for February picked up by 8.2 percent, going from $717.5 to $776 per ton. Benchmark Brent crude prices also rose in the first week of the current month, from $86.9 to $94.1 per barrel.

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