Diesel approaches R$7 in the second week of January, according to ANP

Even before the full impact of the price increase made by Petrobras and Acelen on the diesel and on gasoline in the last week, the two fuels registered an average high of 1.4% and 0.2% in prices in the week of January 9th to 15th, respectively.

The Vehicle Natural Gas (CNG) also rose by an average of 1.2%, while the price of cooking gas fell by 0.3% and the ethanol became stable.

The data are from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), which detected the maximum price of diesel in the Southeast region, at R$ 6.905/liter, 3% above the highest price of the previous week (R$ 6.700/l).

The lowest value for diesel was found in the North East, at R$4,070, 15% below the lowest price for the week of January 2nd to 8th.

both to Petrobras like Acelen (controller of the Mataripe Refinery, in Bahia) raised the price of diesel and gasoline last week, following the rise in the Petroleum in the international market, which this month has already increased by 10.6% in relation to the end of December last year.

To Petrobras diesel rose by 8% and gasoline by 4.8% on the 12th, while Acelen made adjustments of up to 5.1% for gasoline and up to 8.4% for diesel on Saturday (15).

According to the ANP, gasoline continues with the maximum price of R$ 7.899/l, registered at gas stations in the Southeast region, the same value as the previous week. The minimum price was R$ 5.569/l, a decrease of 1.9% against the same period, found in service stations in the South region.

Cooking gas, or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), in a 13-kilogram cylinder had its maximum price raised again to R$140, after having dropped to R$135 in the first week of January.

Even so, the average price in Brazil is R$ 102.24 a cylinder, against R$ 102.55 the previous week, a drop of 0.3%.

The Natural Gas Vehicle (CNG) feels the impact of the high natural gas in the international market, driven by the winter in the northern hemisphere, which increases the use of heating.

The product increased by 1.2% in the average practiced in the country from January 9th to 15th, with a maximum price of R$ 6,199 per cubic meter (m3) in the Southeast and a minimum price of R$ 3,179/m3, in the Central- West.

The average price of ethanol remained practically stable, at R$ 5.046/l, a drop of 0.09% in relation to the average of the previous week, with the lowest price being found in the Southeast, at R$ 4.329/l, and the highest high in the South, of R$ 7.699/l.