The UAE Fuel Price Committee approved today the petrol and diesel prices for May 2025. Petrol prices will see a slight increase in May while diesel prices will decline. After a price increase in February, petrol rates saw a slight decrease in March and April.
Effective May 1, petrol prices in the UAE are as follows:
- Diesel: AED2.52 per liter
- Super 98: AED2.58 per liter
- Special 95: AED2.47 per liter
- E-Plus 91: AED2.39 per liter
In April, Super 98 petrol was priced at AED2.57 per liter, Special 95 petrol was at AED2.46 per liter, E-Plus 91 petrol was priced at AED2.38 per liter, and diesel was set at AED2.63 per liter. Since the UAE deregulated petrol prices in 2015 and aligned them with global rates, the rates are revised at the end of every month.
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Last month, oil prices declined significantly as the ongoing global trade war diminished the outlook for fuel demand, compounded by concerns over increasing supply.
Brent crude futures – standing at $62.50 – fell by 72 cents, or 1.12 percent, to $63.53 per barrel by 04:04 GMT today.  Meanwhile, U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 70 cents, or 1.16 percent, to $59.71 a barrel. U.S. WTI is currently priced at $59.58.
Brent and WTI have both lost 15 percent and 16 percent, respectively, this month, marking the biggest percentage drop since November 2021.
