(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Retail fuel prices in Ukraine continued to drift downwards at the start of the trading week, with the average cost of A-95 petrol falling by 2 kopiyok to 81.05 Ukrainian hryvnia per litre and diesel dropping by 6 kopiyok to 92.64 hryvnia per litre on 10 August.
At current exchange rates, the average A-95 petrol price of 81.05 hryvnia per litre is equivalent to approximately 1.95 US dollars per litre, 1.52 British pounds per litre and 1.77 euros per litre. Diesel at 92.64 hryvnia per litre equals about 2.23 US dollars per litre, 1.74 British pounds per litre and 2.03 euros per litre.
Data published by the monitoring portal minfin.com.ua showed that premium A-95 petrol was recorded at 84.28 hryvnia per litre, which converts to roughly 2.03 dollars, 1.59 pounds and 1.85 euros per litre. A-92 petrol dropped by 8 kopiyok to 77.87 hryvnia per litre, equal to about 1.87 dollars, 1.46 pounds and 1.70 euros per litre. Autogas bucked the downward trend, rising by 1 kopiyka to an average of 43.64 hryvnia per litre, or approximately 1.05 dollars, 0.82 pounds and 0.96 euros per litre, compared with the previous trading day on 7 August.
Among individual retail chains, the state owned Ukrnafta network offered some of the lowest prices. A-95 petrol sold for 79.9 hryvnia per litre (1.92 dollars, 1.50 pounds, 1.75 euros), diesel for 89.9 hryvnia per litre (2.16 dollars, 1.69 pounds, 1.97 euros) and autogas for 42.9 hryvnia per litre (1.03 dollars, 0.81 pounds, 0.94 euros).
The Avantazh 7 network priced A-95 petrol at 76.95 hryvnia per litre (1.85 dollars, 1.45 pounds, 1.69 euros), the cheapest among the reported chains. Diesel at Avantazh 7 sold for 90.95 hryvnia per litre (2.19 dollars, 1.71 pounds, 1.99 euros) and autogas for 40.45 hryvnia per litre (0.97 dollars, 0.76 pounds, 0.89 euros).
OKKO stations listed A-95 petrol at 82.9 hryvnia per litre (1.99 dollars, 1.56 pounds, 1.82 euros), diesel at 93.9 hryvnia per litre (2.26 dollars, 1.77 pounds, 2.06 euros) and autogas at 43.9 hryvnia per litre (1.06 dollars, 0.83 pounds, 0.96 euros).
The BRSM-Nafta network sold A-95 petrol at 78.67 hryvnia per litre (1.89 dollars, 1.48 pounds, 1.72 euros), diesel at 90.99 hryvnia per litre (2.19 dollars, 1.71 pounds, 1.99 euros) and autogas at 41.36 hryvnia per litre (0.99 dollars, 0.78 pounds, 0.91 euros).
WOG priced A-95 petrol at 83.5 hryvnia per litre (2.01 dollars, 1.57 pounds, 1.83 euros), diesel at 93.8 hryvnia per litre (2.25 dollars, 1.76 pounds, 2.05 euros) and autogas at 44.5 hryvnia per litre (1.07 dollars, 0.84 pounds, 0.97 euros).
BVS stations offered A-95 petrol at 82.9 hryvnia per litre (1.99 dollars, 1.56 pounds, 1.82 euros), diesel at 94.9 hryvnia per litre (2.28 dollars, 1.79 pounds, 2.08 euros) and autogas at 42.9 hryvnia per litre (1.03 dollars, 0.81 pounds, 0.94 euros).
On 7 August, the average price of A-95 petrol had fallen by 7 kopiyok to 81.07 hryvnia per litre, while diesel had declined by 11 kopiyok to 92.7 hryvnia per litre.