Prices & Margins 2018
Average kero margins 2018
10.00
9.00
8.00
The source of the graphs on this page is the Price
Totem data published each month in Fuel Oil News.
Figures for the Republic of Ireland are adjusted by
the exchange rate to be comparable to pence per
litre. The standout feature of 2018 is that margins
have improved for both kero and gas oil. For kero the
average margins everywhere were in excess of 5p
per litre. Margins for ULSD remain between 2p and
4p per litre.
Regional margins
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00
Margins in the South East continued to outstrip
those available anywhere else in the country,
averaging over 9 pence per litre for kero and 5 pence
per litre for gas oil. The North East and South West
enjoyed better than average margins for kero and,
as in 2017, Northern Ireland enjoyed the next best
margins for gas oil after the South East.
3.00
2.00
Prices fluctuate
Prices continued to recover during 2018, peaking in
October. By the end of 2018 kero had risen 17.4%
from the ten year low point at the beginning of
2016; gas oil and ULSD had added 12.2% and
6.3% respectively. Prices remain lower than the
three year period 2011-2014.
Dec 2018 Inc/Dec
Kero 35.45 37.18 +4.9
Gasoil 45.18 47.43 +5.0
Derv 92.96 95.00 +2.2
6.00
5.00
Dec 2017
Average gas oil margins 2018
4.00
3.00
2.00
Platts buying prices
1.00
The Fuel Oil News Price Totem has been produced
every month for over 30 years.
Average buying prices 2018 – kero and gas oil
65.00
60.00
55.00
50.00
Average ULSD margins 2018
45.00
6.00
40.00
35.00
5.00
Average buying prices 2018 – ULSD
110.00
100.00
30.00
4.00
3.00
2.00
90.00
1.00
80.00
70.00
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