When will it finally end? Because more than a year has passed since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, when the price of fuel at service stations has risen significantly. The situation is obviously very difficult for everyone, while many motorists are struggling to make ends meet and fill up the tank. So much so that some are forced to curtail their business and personal trips. Because gasoline and diesel continue to flirt two euros per liter, and it doesn’t seem like it’s going to stop anytime soon, unfortunately. And yet, only France is in such a situation.

The French are punished by supply interruptions at service stations.

Thus, the government continues the discount of 30 centimes/l at gas stations until mid-November.@TotalEnergies also extends its discount of 20 centimes/l for the same period. pic.twitter.com/u7EdYWGliB

— Elizabeth BORNE (@Elisabeth_Borne) October 16, 2022

High prices

Indeed, according to the latest figures from the European Commission, the price without tax of unleaded 95 is 90 cents per liter in France, compared to 79 cents in Italy and 86 cents in Spain. But then what is the reason for such a difference? According to some, this situation can be explained by the higher price of ethanol produced here, which is 10% of SP95 E10. Because in other countries, drivers would mainly use 95 E5, which contains less ethanol. But this, of course, is not the only theory that would explain this inequality against us.

Blame the strikes?

Indeed, there would be wine too attributed to strikes in October and April. However, according to UFIP, an organization that unites oil companies, this is not really the case. Its president, Olivier Gantois, explains that “ the refineries have restarted for a few weeks so I don’t think there are any additional costs related to the strikes“. For him, these high prices would explain the increase in the cost of raw materials. It remains to be seen when they will finally be able to return…