Fuel prices at service stations are rising again, not far from the highs recorded in recent months. The reason is obviously linked to the oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which after a hint of reopening (ship passage was never really restored) with the truce between the US and Iran, has returned to being a zone of attacks and therefore impossible to navigate. The consequences are seen in the quotations – Brent has returned above 90 dollars per barrel, as in early June – and on the distributors’ boards.
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The price increase and the app launched by Mimit
The price increase was recorded only in the last two weeks. The previous period was characterized by a progressive decline, albeit slow, lasting almost twenty days. A drop that had led the Government to stop the long series of excise cuts (costing about two billion euros) but also to ask oil companies to accelerate the price drop, with the end of June meeting at the Ministry of Enterprises.
Now that prices have risen again, with gasoline at 1.935 euros per liter on average in the country and diesel at 2.091 euros, Mimit has decided to launch – from Monday afternoon – the app “Osservaprezzi Carburanti”. Through this tool, the ministry explains directly, «consumers will be able to locate the nearest distributor or compare prices to choose the most convenient one».
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In Sicily and Bolzano almost 2 euros per liter for gasoline
Meanwhile, territorial differences are already noticeable. And they show dynamics also found in recent months of tension. Such as the fact that the Province of Bolzano is the most expensive (1.976 euros per liter) for gasoline, mostly followed by Southern Regions. The first in this case is Sicily (1.961 euros), accompanied by Calabria (1.954 euros), Molise (1.953 euros) and Basilicata (1.95 euros). Along with them also the northern Friuli Venezia Giulia (1.958 euros).
Diesel already above 2.1 euros per liter
Then there is diesel which, as already highlighted, has returned to around 2.1 euros per liter. A price disparity compared to gasoline justified by the rigidity of demand for the fuel most used for freight transport or in activities such as fishing and agriculture (not surprisingly, tax credits have been made available for these sectors).
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