News January 14 2026

Gas prices up $0.25, Diesel up $0.11

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Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday.

The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $0.25 to sell for $147.84 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $0.25 to sell for $154.43.

Automotive diesel oil will move up by $0.11 per litre to sell for $158.27.

Ultra low sulphur diesel will sell for $164.63 per litre following an increase of $0.25.

The price of kerosene will go up by $0.25, with that fuel to sell for $144.57.

In the meantime, propane cooking gas will go down by $1.42 to sell for $71.34, while butane will move down by $1.42 to sell for $78.39 per litre.

Retailers will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.

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