Diesel rose by 3.0 cents over the week, to 1.059 €. That is the highest diesel price since Dec 2015. Petrol 95 rose by 2.0 cents over the week, to 1.199 €. That is the highest petrol 95 price since Sep 2015. A year earlier diesel cost 1.225 €: it is now 16.6 cents cheaper.
Diesel rose most in Álava (+3.2 cents). Diesel fell most in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (−0.6 cents). Among the large chains, bonÀrea had the cheapest diesel at 0.918 €.
Median prices across Spain
| Fuel | Mon 16 May | Mon 23 May | Change | Week average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 1.029 | 1.059 | 3.0 ¢ | 1.046 |
| Petrol 95 | 1.179 | 1.199 | 2.0 ¢ | 1.191 |
| Petrol 98 | 1.308 | 1.328 | 2.0 ¢ | 1.320 |
| LPG | 0.599 | 0.599 | no change | 0.599 |
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 23 May | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Rose most | ||
| Álava | 1.049 | 3.2 ¢ |
| Albacete | 1.089 | 3.0 ¢ |
| Asturias | 1.079 | 3.0 ¢ |
| Burgos | 1.039 | 3.0 ¢ |
| Ciudad Real | 1.089 | 3.0 ¢ |
| Fell most | ||
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 0.749 | 0.6 ¢ |
The cheapest large chains
| Chain | Stations | Diesel | Petrol 95 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disa* | 137 | 0.817 24.2 ¢ | 0.919 |
| bonÀrea | 47 | 0.918 14.1 ¢ | 1.059 |
| Alcampo | 50 | 0.924 13.5 ¢ | 1.095 |
| Esclatoil | 37 | 0.949 11.0 ¢ | 1.109 |
| Petroprix | 44 | 0.949 11.0 ¢ | 1.109 |
| Meroil | 42 | 1.013 4.6 ¢ | 1.164 |
| Carrefour | 127 | 1.019 4.0 ¢ | 1.179 |
| Plenergy | 60 | 1.022 3.7 ¢ | 1.179 |
| Avia | 113 | 1.029 3.0 ¢ | 1.179 |
| Ballenoil | 188 | 1.029 3.0 ¢ | 1.169 |
* 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.