Chinanews client, Beijing, December 3 (Reporter Zhang Xu) According to a notice from the National Development and Reform Commission, starting at 24:00 on December 3, gasoline will be reduced by 430 yuan per ton, and diesel will be reduced by 415 yuan.

　　According to agency calculations, it is equivalent to a reduction of 0.34 yuan per liter for No. 92 gasoline, 0.36 yuan per liter for No. 95 gasoline, and 0.35 yuan per liter for No. 0 diesel.

According to the 50L capacity of a general family car's fuel tank, a full tank of fuel will cost 17 yuan less.

This reduction is the largest drop since 24:00 on March 17, 2020, and it is also the first "two consecutive declines" since 2021.

Data map: The vehicle is refueling at a gas station.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yun

　　In this round of pricing cycle, the European epidemic intensified again, and Brent crude oil fell below 80 US dollars per barrel. Although there was a subsequent rebound, the news of the South African new crown virus variant caused market concerns. Crude oil once fell by more than 10% in a single day.

The prospect of an epidemic lockdown in European countries intensified market concerns about demand and put pressure on crude oil prices.

　　Longzhong Information analyst Xu Wenwen said that based on an ordinary private car with a fuel tank capacity of 50L, after the price adjustment, car owners will spend about 17 yuan less to fill up a tank of fuel.

After this round of price adjustments, the price of car diesel in most areas of the country is around 6.8-7.0 yuan/liter, and the retail price of 92# gasoline is limited to 6.9-7.1 yuan/liter.

The price adjustment will reduce the cost of oil for private car owners.

　　This round is the 23rd price adjustment in 2021 and the fifth drop in 2021.

After this price adjustment, the price adjustment of refined oil products in 2021 will show a pattern of "14 up, five down, and four stranded".

The next price adjustment window will open at 24:00 on December 17, 2021.

The picture comes from Longzhong Information.

　　Looking ahead, Longzhong Information analyst Li Yan believes that: at present, the magnitude of the sharp drop in oil prices in the second half of this round of price adjustment cycle will make the next round of the beginning of the next round have a large downward space, and the new mutant strains in South Africa caused Worries about the epidemic have not yet eased, and it is expected that the next round of refined oil price adjustments will fall.

　　Zhuo Chuang Information analyst Xu Na believes that crude oil prices in this cycle are at a low level, which will pull down the starting price of the average crude oil price in the new cycle.

According to the calculation of Zhuo Chuang Information, the initial rate of change in the new cycle is still at a negative low level, and there is a possibility of a'three consecutive decline'.

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