The prices of oil derivatives in global markets have risen in the second week of May, according to data released on Wednesday by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. The ministry’s figures showed that the price of 90-octane gasoline slightly increased by 0.1 percent, going from $713.7 per ton in the first week to $714.6 in the second week, while the price of 95-octane gasoline rose from $750.3 per ton to $757.6 an increase of 1 percent. Diesel prices also went up by 4.1 percent going from $591.9 per ton to $615.9, while the prices of kerosene rose by 3.4 percent, from $661.5 to $683.8 per ton. The prices of liquefied gas for May picked up by 1.4, going from $547.5 to $555 per ton. In the second week of May, benchmark Brent crude prices climbed from $74.6 to $76.1 per barrel.
Source: Jordan News Agency