Petrol and diesel prices in the UAE will decrease by more than 5 per cent in April, reflecting trends in the global oil market, state news agency Wam reported on Monday, quoting the UAE fuel price committee.
It will be the second time prices will go down in 2025. They were unchanged in January and went up about 5 per cent in February, before retreating in March.
How much will fuel cost in April 2025?
The breakdown of fuel prices per litre for next month is as follows:
Super 98: Dh2.57 per litre, down nearly 5.9 per cent from Dh2.73 in March
Special 95: Dh2.46 per litre, 5.7 per cent lower than Dh2.61 in March
Diesel: Dh2.63 per litre, a decrease of almost 5.1 per cent from Dh2.77 in March
E-Plus 91: Dh2.38 per litre, down about 6 per cent from Dh2.54 in March
The UAE deregulated fuel prices in 2015, aligning them with market fluctuations.
Fuel prices in the UAE are closely tied to movements in the global oil market, which has experienced significant fluctuations since last year.
Geopolitical uncertainties, shifting supply dynamics and concern about slowing economic growth have all contributed to the volatility in oil prices.
US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has also raised concerns about a global trade war, heightening concerns about an economic slowdown.
Brent, the benchmark for two thirds of the world’s oil, was trading 0.18 per cent lower at $73.50 a barrel at 11.27am UAE time on Monday, while West Texas Intermediate, the gauge that tracks US crude, was down 0.36 per cent at $69.14 a barrel.
To help balance the market, Opec+ members including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Oman and Kuwait agreed this month to make monthly cuts of between 189,000 barrels a day and 435,000 bpd lasting until June 2026, Opec said this month.
The alliance of producers said it would proceed with a “gradual and flexible” unwinding of voluntary production cuts of 2.2 million bpd starting April 1, adding 138,000 bpd per month until September 2026.
RESULT
Al Hilal 4 Persepolis 0
Khribin (31', 54', 89'), Al Shahrani 40'
Red card: Otayf (Al Hilal, 49')
Sole survivors
- Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
- George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
- Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
- Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Barcelona v Liverpool, Wednesday, 11pm (UAE).
Second leg
Liverpool v Barcelona, Tuesday, May 7, 11pm
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Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021
Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.
The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.
These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.
“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.
“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.
“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.
“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”
Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.
There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.
“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.
“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.
“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”
Moon Music
Artist: Coldplay
Label: Parlophone/Atlantic
Number of tracks: 10
Rating: 3/5
