Romania Fuel Prices Stable on August 24; Sibiu Offers Cheapest Gasoline

Fuel prices held steady across Romania on Monday, August 24, mirroring the rates seen in previous days. Drivers seeking the cheapest gasoline will find it in Sibiu county, where a liter of standard gasoline costs 9.48 lei at a Socar station. For diesel, the lowest price nationally is 10.02 lei per liter, available at a Rompetrol station on the Ring Road in Clinceni, Ilfov county.

Nationwide, diesel prices remain above 10 lei per liter. Cities like Cluj Napoca and Timișoara offer diesel at 10.09 lei and 10.10 lei respectively. Bucharest, Iași, and Constanța see prices at 10.14 lei per liter. Liquefied petroleum gas (GPL) prices range from 4.59 to 4.62 lei per liter, with the lowest rate recorded in Cluj-Napoca.

In Bucharest specifically, only one change was noted on Saturday, August 22: Rompetrol increased the price of standard gasoline by 2 bani. Prices for gasoline in other major networks remained unchanged from Friday. The article also provides a historical overview of fuel prices, noting that in 2021, the average price for gasoline was 5.69 lei and for diesel was 5.65 lei. GPL averaged 3 lei per liter. By 2022, these averages rose to 7.35 lei for gasoline, 8.07 lei for diesel, and 4.04 lei for GPL. In 2023, average prices were 6.75 lei for gasoline, 7.18 lei for diesel, and 3.59 lei for GPL. Projections for 2024 show averages of 7.13 lei for gasoline and 7.30 lei for diesel, with GPL at 3.47 lei. Further projections for 2025 and 2026 indicate continued increases, with average gasoline prices reaching 7.32 lei in 2025 and 8.62 lei in 2026, and diesel at 7.55 lei in 2025 and 9.12 lei in 2026. GPL is projected to be 3.66 lei in 2025 and 4.25 lei in 2026.