"IES Projects 2-4% Decline In Fuel Prices In First-Pricing Window Of August"

" IES Projects 2-4% Decline In Fuel Prices In First-Pricing Window Of August \r\n\r\nThe Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected a decrease in fuel prices at the pumps in the coming days, attributed to a decline in petroleum product prices on the foreign fuel market and the slowed depreciation of the Cedi in the domestic forex market.\r\n\r\nAccording to the IES, fuel prices are expected to drop between 2% and 4% for petrol, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) during the review period.\r\n\r\nThe second pricing-window for July 2024 saw the price of gasoline fall by 2.99%, gasoil by 4.59%, and LPG by 1.10% on the world fuel market.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe Ghana Cedi also recorded slowed depreciation (0.52%), the lowest since February 2024. Following the positive realized on the foreign fuel market coupled with the slowed depreciation of Ghana Cedi recorded on the domestic forex market, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) projects a fall in fuel prices in the coming days,\u201d the IES stated.\r\n\r\n\u201cThis anticipated fall in the first half of August 2024 is attributable to the favourable international market dynamics. Fuel Prices are expected to fall between 2% and 4% for the three petroleum products under review,\u201d it added.\r\n\r\n Local Fuel Market Performance \r\n\r\nThe second pricing-window for July 2024 saw price of liquid fuels jump at the pumps on the local fuels market. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) increased price per litre of Gasoline by GH\u20a10.30 and Gasoil by GH\u20a10.20 respectively.\r\n\r\nThe Institute for Energy Security's (IES') computation of national average price for the three (3) refined petroleum products for the first pricing-window for July 2024 show Gasoline and Gasoil selling at GH\u20a114.23 and GH\u20a114.70 per litre respectively, whereas (LPG) went for GH\u20a115.22 per kilogram (kg).\r\n\r\nThe IES Marketscan finds Star Oil, Zen Petroleum, and Benab Oil as OMCs selling at least priced over the last two weeks.\r\n\r\n World Fuel Market \r\n\r\nThe monitoring of the global Standard & Poor's (S&P's) Platts on petroleum products performance in the world fuel market shows that the price of Gasoline, Gasoil, and LPG fell in the second pricing-window for July 2024.\r\n\r\nPublished data for the second pricing-window of July 2024 show Gasoline closed at $817.75 per metric tonne, Gasoil closed at $755.93 per metric tonne, and LPG closed at $530.20 per metric tonne.\r\n\r\nThe net changes indicate that the price of Gasoline has decreased by 2.99%, Gasoil by 4.59%, and LPG by 1.10%.\r\n\r\n World Oil Market \r\n\r\nThe second pricing-window for July 2024 has for the first time since the post-OPEC+ meeting seen Brent futures dipped below $80 per barrel, driven lower by disappointing global demand as Chinese imports in July are set to hit the lowest level in two years.\r\n\r\nAnalysts say, the decline might be somewhat overdone considering the geopolitical risk upside, with Israel-Lebanon flaring up over the weekend and Venezuela\u2019s highly contested election lifting the risk of operations in the Latin American nation.\r\n\r\nBrent Crude traded at $78.70 per barrel compared to $83.03 per barrel at the start of the window, representing 5.21%. fall in price. This fall is seen as the lowest price decline since the OPEC+ decision to suspend production cuts two months ago."

"IES Projects 2-4% Decline In Fuel Prices In First-Pricing Window Of August"

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