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QP announces petrol prices for February; diesel to cost less

Published: 31 Jan 2019 - 01:29 pm | Last Updated: 28 Dec 2021 - 11:39 am
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Doha: Qatar Petroleum has announced the petroleum prices for the month of February. They have kept the price of super and premium petrol prices the same as that in January. Price of diesel will go down by 5 dirhams.

A statement on Qatar Petroleum website showed that premium grade petrol will cost QR 1.50 in February, the same as in January.

Super will be available at the same price of January, QR 1.55, in February also. 

The diesel will cost QR 1.70 in February, 5 dirham less than January price of QR 1.75. 

Qatar Petroleum had slashed the prices of premium and super grade petrol and diesel in January 2019.

They had reduced premium and super grade petrol prices by 30 dirhams in Jnauray. 

In December also the price of both grades were reduced by 25 dirhams compared to November.

When the first list was announced in June 2016 the premium petrol was QR1.20 per litre, super QR1.30 per litre and diesel QR1.40 per litre. From April 2016, the Ministry of Energy and Industry had started pegging the fuel prices to the international market.

From September 2017, it is Qatar Petroleum who is announcing the monthly price list.