Diesel is down, but not at all stations

This text corresponds to part of the transcription of the report above. Click on the video to watch it in full. Monday, November 2, reductions were noted at the pump by satisfied motorists.

“I think it will save me between 50 and 100 euros, which is not negligible,” assures a driver. “I win five euros,” adds another. The release of 10 million barrels from strategic oil stocks should allow a reduction of 12 to 18 cents per liter of diesel.

However, the fall in prices has not yet been observed everywhere, far from it. A station in the Channel has not yet had access to this fuel at a reduced price. “We no longer know what to say to customers. Everyone is calling, everyone is waiting for the drop,” regrets Christophe Cavey, fuel distributor.

Small distributors do not yet have access to this cheaper fuel. This situation is explained by a supply logistics problem. “The government has chosen to release strategic stocks first for the largest manufacturers: supermarkets and TotalEnergies among others. The smallest distributors, wholesalers, those who supply service stations, do not yet have access to this diesel at a reduced price,” explains Francis Pousse, national president of fuel and new energy distributors at Mobilians.

According to distributors, we will still have to wait up to two weeks to see price reductions in certain independent rural stations.

Machine-translated from French