Gas prices to drop
Published:Tuesday | February 17, 2026 | 4:31 PM
Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday.
The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.19 to sell for $149.96 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.20 to sell for $155.97.
Automotive diesel oil will move down by $1.64 per litre to sell for $159.19. Ultra low sulphur diesel will sell for $166.04 per litre following a decrease of $1.64.
The price of kerosene will go down by $2.94, with that fuel to sell for $148.59.
In the meantime, propane cooking gas will go down by $1.04 to sell for $69.99, while butane will move down by $1.36 to sell for $77.99 per litre.
Retailers will add their mark-ups to the announced prices.
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