According to the National Development and Reform Commission news, the new round of refined oil price adjustment window opened at 24 o'clock on January 14. In 2018, domestic oil prices ended with a “five-day losing streak”. This price adjustment will open the first rise in oil prices in 2019.
According to the price monitoring center of the National Development and Reform Commission, the current round of refined oil price adjustment period (December 28, 2018 - January 11, 2019), international oil prices rose for nine consecutive trading days, London Brent, New York WTI oil prices from last year 12 At the end of the month, the low level rose to the level of 60 US dollars and 52 US dollars per barrel, and the average oil price rose 4.04% over the last round of price adjustment period. Affected by this, the domestic retail price of gasoline and diesel will increase accordingly.
It is understood that the specific situation of this oil price adjustment is as follows: gasoline is raised by 105 yuan per ton and diesel is raised by 105 yuan per ton. The national average: 92 gasoline is raised by 0.08 yuan per liter; 95th gasoline is raised by 0.09 yuan per liter; and No. 0 diesel is raised by 0.09 yuan per liter. According to the general household car fuel tank 50L capacity estimate, adding a box of 92 gasoline will cost 4 yuan more.
The main factors supporting the rise in international oil prices include: First, the major oil-producing countries such as OPEC and Russia cut production. Under the leadership of Saudi Arabia, OPEC crude oil production in December fell by 460,000 barrels per day to 32.68 million barrels per day, the largest monthly decline in the past two years. Recently, Russian crude oil production has also dropped from a record high of 11.45 million barrels per day to 11.38 million barrels per day. Second, trade negotiations between China and the United States are expected, and trade friction is expected to ease further. Third, the number of US crude oil rigs dropped to 873 in the past two weeks, and the trend of US crude oil production growth slowed down. In addition, the rebound in the US stock market also led to an increase in oil prices.