Steep fall in cost of home heating oil in Northern Ireland, slight rise in price of petrol, diesel cost on increase again
According to the Consumer Council’s weekly survey 900 litres of oil will now set a household back £826.89, a drop of more than £50 in a week and nearly £100 over the past fortnight.
The dearest that home heating oil has been is £1181.53 for 900 litres on March 10, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Before that 900 litres would have cost around £500.
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Hide AdMeanwhile the average cost of a litre of petrol in Northern Ireland has risen marginally to 163.2p from 162.1p.
A litre of diesel has seen a more pronounced increase – up to 186.2p from 183.9p.