Oil prices increase, gasoline prices decrease slightly

From 3 PM today, the price of E5 RON92 gasoline will decrease slightly (illustrative image).

According to a joint decision by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance, from 3 PM today, January 23rd, the price of E5 RON92 gasoline will decrease by 158 VND/liter to 20,592 VND/liter, and RON95-III gasoline will decrease by 78 VND/liter, with the new price being 21,142 VND/liter.

However, in this adjustment, the price of diesel fuel continued to increase by 412 VND/liter, reaching 20,194 VND/liter; kerosene increased by 404 VND/liter, with a selling price of 20,110 VND/liter; and fuel oil increased by 571 VND, reaching 17,752 VND/kg.

During this price adjustment period, the inter-ministerial committee neither allocated funds nor used the Price Stabilization Fund for petroleum products.

Prior to the price adjustment, the balance of the Price Stabilization Fund at Vietnam National Petroleum Group ( Petrolimex ) was VND 3,081 billion, unchanged from the most recent announcement.

This is the first reduction in gasoline prices since the beginning of 2025. The most recent price increase (on January 16th) saw E5 RON92 gasoline increase by 319 VND/liter; RON95-III gasoline increase by 201 VND/liter; diesel increase by 539 VND/liter; kerosene increase by 462 VND/liter; and mazut increase by 999 VND/kg.

Today marks the final price adjustment before the 9-day Lunar New Year holiday. According to regulations, gasoline and diesel prices are usually adjusted every Thursday. However, next week's adjustment falls on January 30th, the second day of the Lunar New Year. Therefore, the adjustment will be postponed until February 1st (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year) as per Decree 80 on gasoline and diesel business.

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