Domestic oil retailers and refineries PTT Plc and Bangchak Petroleum Plc have increased retail oil prices

BANGKOK, 3 February 2011 (NNT) – PTT, Bangchak increase oil price by 50 satang/liter across the board for all benzene products, except E85, from 3 February at 05.00 hrs onwards.

Retail oil prices in Bangkok and vicinities are as follows:

Benzene 91 is sold at 39.74 THB per liter.

Gasohol 95 now stands at 35.44 THB and Gasohol 91 at 32.94 THB per liter.

E20 is at 32.04 THB while E85 remains at 20.92 THB per liter.

Prices of diesel products remain unchanged following the diesel subsidization policy of the government. Biodiesel B2 and B5 are at 29.99 THB per liter. However, diesel products among private retailers are now about 30.29-30.39 THB per liter.

Meanwhile, other private oil retailers have earlier increased oil prices, both diesel and benzene products by 30 satang per liter except Esso, which raised prices of diesel by 40 satang per liter and benzene by 30 satang per liter.