Diesel fell by 0.9 cents over the week, to 1.201 €. That is the lowest diesel price since May 2008. Petrol 95 fell by 0.7 cents over the week, to 1.189 €. That is the lowest petrol 95 price since May 2008. A year earlier diesel cost 0.970 €: it is now 23.1 cents dearer.
Diesel fell most in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (−3.1 cents). Among the large chains, Alcampo had the cheapest diesel at 1.183 €.
Median prices across Spain
| Fuel | Mon 11 Aug | Mon 18 Aug | Change | Week average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 1.210 | 1.201 | 0.9 ¢ | 1.205 |
| Petrol 95 | 1.196 | 1.189 | 0.7 ¢ | 1.192 |
| Petrol 98 | 1.309 | 1.302 | 0.7 ¢ | 1.304 |
The median of all stations at 00:00 Madrid time; the week runs from Monday to Monday (the prices after Sunday).
Diesel and petrol 95 in Spain, last 12 weeks
Diesel: the largest changes by province
| Province | Mon 18 Aug | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fell most | ||
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 0.876 | 3.1 ¢ |
| Las Palmas | 0.889 | 2.9 ¢ |
| Melilla | 0.997 | 1.4 ¢ |
| Cádiz | 1.193 | 1.3 ¢ |
| Granada | 1.193 | 1.3 ¢ |
Petrol 95: the largest changes by province
| Province | Mon 18 Aug | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Fell most | ||
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 0.902 | 1.1 ¢ |
| Cantabria | 1.176 | 1.0 ¢ |
| Castellón | 1.205 | 0.9 ¢ |
| Badajoz | 1.177 | 0.7 ¢ |
| Granada | 1.179 | 0.7 ¢ |
The cheapest large chains
| Chain | Stations | Diesel | Petrol 95 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disa* | 114 | 0.871 33.0 ¢ | 0.900 |
| Alcampo | 38 | 1.183 1.8 ¢ | 1.169 |
| Agla | 46 | 1.195 0.6 ¢ | 1.176 |
| Avia | 85 | 1.196 0.5 ¢ | 1.183 |
| Shell | 261 | 1.199 median | 1.183 |
| BP | 497 | 1.200 median | 1.189 |
| Campsa | 88 | 1.201 median | 1.186 |
| Cepsa | 622 | 1.201 median | 1.190 |
| Petronor | 171 | 1.201 median | 1.186 |
| Repsol | 2,284 | 1.201 median | 1.186 |
* Most of its stations are on the Canary Islands, in Ceuta or Melilla, where fuel taxes are lower.
Chains with at least 30 stations selling diesel; median prices at the end of the week, the difference is to the Spanish median.
Oil and the euro that week
Brent and the euro: the last value before each Monday. Pump prices follow crude with a lag of several weeks.
Brent oil price in euros per litre → · Fuel prices in Spain and the EU →
Sources: Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), open data; U.S. EIA (Brent); European Central Bank (euro rate); European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (CC BY 4.0). Medians and changes calculated by Litrigo.