After being briefly loved during the Spring Festival holiday, many people have returned to work today.
Different from the upset of most people with "long holiday syndrome", many petrochemical people are already excited at the end of the holiday.
After all, during the beaming Spring Festival holiday, international crude oil prices continued to rise. As of the close of February 17, the price of light crude oil futures for March delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose by $1.09 to close at $61.14 per barrel, an increase of 1.82%; the price of London Brent crude oil futures for delivery in April rose 0.99 US dollars, closed at 64.34 US dollars per barrel, an increase of 1.56%. On the 18th, the main contract of Brent crude oil broke through US$65/barrel, while WTI once stood at US$62/barrel, setting a new high since January 2020.
Driven by the crude oil market, today's domestic energy and chemical futures set off a daily limit wave. Styrene, staple fiber, and ethylene glycol closed the daily limit, and the main crude oil rose by more than 7%.
On the other hand, with the sharp rise in crude oil prices, domestic gasoline and diesel prices will also usher in a substantial increase tonight.
At 24:00 tonight, the retail price of gasoline and diesel in China will be increased in accordance with the regulations. The price of gasoline and diesel will be increased by 275 yuan and 265 yuan per ton respectively, which is equivalent to the increase in gasoline 92#0.21 yuan, gasoline 95#0.23 yuan, and diesel 0#0.23 yuan. yuan. This is the first "seven consecutive increase" in retail price limits since the implementation of the new domestic refined oil price adjustment mechanism.
Taking a family car with a fuel tank capacity of 50L as an example, a full tank of 92# gasoline will cost 11 yuan more than before.
The cost of expenditure in the logistics industry has also increased. Taking the Steyr heavy-duty truck with a monthly mileage of 10,000 kilometers and a fuel consumption of 38L per 100 kilometers as an example, the fuel cost of a single vehicle will increase by about 430 yuan in the next half month.
In 2021, domestic oil prices have achieved "two consecutive increases." The next round of price adjustment window will open at 24:00 on March 3. It is expected that by the end of the pricing period, domestic refined oil prices may be raised or stranded.
