Unable to cope fully with steadily climbing world oil prices since mid-2009, many of the 65
countries reviewed in this paper have progressed slowly or even reversed course in …

The steep decline in the world oil price in the last quarter of 2014 slashed fuel price
subsidies. Several governments responded by announcing that they would remove …

The paper reviews recent developments in the pass-through of international to domestic
petroleum product prices, in the different fuel pricing regimes, and in fuel subsidies in a …

Monthly average world gasoline prices increased from US $0.26 a liter in January 2004 to
US $0.37 in January 2007 and to US $0.73 by August 2008. Diesel prices were US $0.25 a …

The rise in oil prices and the associated increase in the prices of petroleum products that
has occurred since the beginning of 2004 are having adverse effects on the users of …

India's energy sector is passing through a significant transformation, triggered by recent
international developments in global oil prices. Historically, diesel, kerosene and Liquefied …

This paper discusses issues relating to the domestic pricing of petroleum in oil-producing
countries. It finds that in most major oil-exporting countries, government policies keep …

Petroleum products are the lifeblood of the economies of all Sub-Saharan African countries.
They are key fuels used in road transport and power generation. Households use kerosene …

A Saudi man walks past a pump at a petrol station in Jeddah. Photo: Getty Images. Summary
A period of lower global oil prices is enabling oil-exporting Gulf countries to reform heavily …

Petroleum products are used across the entire economy in every country. Gasoline and
diesel are the primary fuels used in road transport. Oil is used in power generation …