As of Saturday, TotalEnergies reduced the price of diesel to 2.15 euros per liter in its 705 Access stations, its lowest-cost network which represents 60% of its fuel sales.
According to the latest statement from service stations, the price of diesel has, for the moment, decreased on average by a little less than nine cents between Saturday and Monday according to the calculation of the average daily price from the statements per service station published on prix-carburants.gouv.fr.
Cooperative U buys its fuels jointly with E. The strategic reserves destocked must thus supply the market until the end of January.
Some gas stations cannot yet make the bill less hefty, while until then prices may fluctuate slightly.
Whatever the size of the service stations, this rebate at the pump will be fleeting, warns the government.
On the eve of this destocking, several major brands announced price reductions at the pump. Leclerc also announced a drop of 21 cents per liter in the price of diesel at its 742 service stations from Sunday.
The government announced on October 12 to make available to distributors these strategic stocks which had been purchased before the war in the Middle East and which are sold at 0.28 euros per liter, compared to around 1.10 euros on the market in mid-October, according to Matignon.
Leclerc also announced a drop of 21 cents per liter in the price of diesel at its 742 service stations from Sunday.