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Peru Fuel Prices Climb After Mid‑July Wholesale Hike

Renewed U.S.–Iran tensions have lifted international crude and pushed local wholesale lists higher, producing uneven pump prices across regions.

Overview

  • Major suppliers Petroperú and Repsol updated their plant (wholesale) price lists in mid‑July, reversing weeks of falling wholesale diesel and gasoline costs.
  • Global benchmarks have risen sharply, with WTI trading above USD 90 and Brent near USD 100, a move cited by local analysts as the main driver of the wholesale increases.
  • Osinergmin’s Facilito shows wide retail ranges nationwide for diesel, with national diesel listings between S/19.35 and S/27.99 and many Arequipa stations selling diesel around S/20–S/22 per gallon.
  • Freight and driver representatives in Arequipa called the rise a sharp blow and have asked for a meeting with the president, though they say they have not passed higher fuel costs onto passenger or freight fares yet.
  • Peru imports much of its fuel, so wholesale shifts translate to consumer prices; Petroperú’s Diésel B5 moved from about S/17.31 to S/21.02 and Repsol lists around S/22.59, reversing a prior multi‑month decline and raising risks for transport costs and inflation.