The new prices have increased from $3.16 to $3.26 for a gallon of gasoline, while the retail pump price for a gallon of diesel fuel has increased from US$3.13 to $3.26.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, met with Shell Country Chairman, Gasser Hanter, to discuss the company's plans for Egypt.
South Africa’s Department of Energy announced that a liter of petrol 93 ULP and LRP will rise by $0.04 a liter, while a liter of 95 ULP and LRP will increase by $0.03.
Indian state-run oil refiners have indicated interest to increase total crude oil consumption volume with additional 2m tons of crude oil import from Nigeria in 2017.