Premium diesel prices at Romanian filling stations have surpassed the psychological threshold of 10 lei per litre, marking a new high for the Balkan market.
The surge, reported Thursday morning, affects high-power vehicle fuel specifically, while other fuel grades are rapidly approaching similar levels.
Similarly, gasoline prices in Metro Vancouver, Canada, jumped sharply overnight, with retail stations charging between $1.
This development underscores the accelerating transmission of global crude benchmarks into local retail markets.
The price spike in Romania is part of a broader wave of retail fuel inflation sweeping across Europe and North America.
In the United Kingdom, the average cost of a litre of petrol has climbed to 151p, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Similarly, gasoline prices in Metro Vancouver, Canada, jumped sharply overnight, with retail stations charging between $1.98 and $1.99 per litre.