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The UAE has announced its fuel prices for September, following its usual practice of monthly revisions. The new rates will apply from September 1 and are as follows:
-Super 98 petrol will cost Dh3.42 a litre, compared to Dh3.14 in August.
-Special 95 petrol will cost Dh3.31 per litre, compared to Dh3.02 last month.
-E-Plus 91 petrol will cost Dh3.23 a litre, compared to Dh2.95 a litre in August.
-Diesel will be charged at Dh3.40 a litre compared to Dh2.95 last month.
The petrol prices across the country went up in August following a similar increase in July. Prices have fluctuated in the past 12 months, but are significantly lower than this time last year. In August 2022, E-Plus 91 was priced at AED3.84 a litre, while diesel was set at AED4.14 a litre.
Here’s a snapshot of prices across fuel variants throughout the year:
Months/2023 | Super 98 | Special 95 | E-Plus 91 |
January | Dh2.78 | Dh2.67 | Dh2.59 |
February | Dh3.05 | Dh2.93 | Dh2.86 |
March | Dh3.09 | Dh2.97 | Dh2.90 |
April | Dh3.01 | Dh2.90 | Dh2.82 |
May | Dh3.16 | Dh3.05 | Dh2.97 |
June | Dh2.95 | Dh2.84 | Dh2.76 |
July | Dh3 | Dh2.89 | Dh2.81 |
August | Dh3.14 | Dh3.02 | Dh2.95 |
Fuel prices in the country were liberalised in 2015, with local rates being aligned with global oil prices. For the past eight years, the fuel price committee has met on a monthly basis to announce revised rates.