Gas prices up $4.50, diesel up $4.50

The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, has announced increases in the prices of all its products, effective Thursday.

E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $188.45 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will also go up by $4.50 to sell for $192.96.

Automotive diesel oil will move up by $4.50 per litre to sell for $184.15.

Ultra low sulphur diesel will sell for $192.06 per litre following an increase of $4.50.

The price of Kerosene will go up by $3.46 with that fuel to sell for $190.87.

In the meantime, propane cooking gas will go up by $2.06 to sell for $64.85, while butane will move up by $1.68 to sell for $72.40 per litre.

Retailers will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.

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