Domestic oil prices "four consecutive rises" during the year, adding a tank of oil costs 10 yuan more

　　Zhongxin Finance, March 3 (Reporter Zhang Xu) The National Development and Reform Commission notified that starting from 24:00 on March 3, the price of gasoline will be increased by 260 yuan per ton, and the price of diesel will be increased by 255 yuan per ton.

　　According to the agency's calculations, it is equivalent to 0.19 yuan per liter of No. 89 gasoline, 0.20 yuan per liter of No. 92 gasoline, 0.22 yuan per liter of No. 95 gasoline, and 0.22 yuan per liter of No. 0 diesel.

This round is the fourth price adjustment in 2022, and it is also the "four consecutive increases" during the year.

　　In this round of pricing cycle, the situation in Russia and Ukraine boosted the sharp rise in international oil prices.

The U.S. and EU countries continue to increase sanctions on Russia, and the supply of crude oil market is gradually escalating.

In addition, OPEC+ insisted on the original production increase plan unchanged, which also caused the market to worry about the shortage of resource supply in the later period.

　　On March 2, the price of Brent crude oil futures exceeded US$110 per barrel, hitting an 8-year high. On March 3, it once exceeded US$118 and continued to soar.

　　Xu Wenwen, an analyst at Longzhong Information, said that based on an ordinary private car with a fuel tank capacity of 50L, after this price adjustment, car owners will spend about 10 yuan more to fill a tank of fuel.

After this round of price adjustment, the price of diesel fuel in most parts of the country is about 7.8 yuan to 8.0 yuan per liter, and the retail price of No. 92 gasoline is limited to 7.8 yuan to 8.0 yuan per liter.

　　After this price adjustment, the price adjustment of refined oil products in 2022 will show a pattern of "four rises, zero falls and zero stranded".

The next price adjustment window will open at 24:00 on March 17, 2022.

　　Looking forward to the market outlook, Jinlianchuang analyst Wang Yanting said that entering a new round of pricing cycle, due to the recent large increase in crude oil, it is expected that the rate of change will be around 15% on the first working day after the price adjustment, and the corresponding increase in gasoline and diesel is expected to be 300%. Yuan/ton or so.

In the short term, international crude oil prices are still expected to rise, and it is expected that the new round of retail price increases will still be large.

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