«If the war continues beyond May the scenario would be unprecedented. We would no longer have the problem of the price but that of finding the fuel.”
This was stated by Ferruccio Schiavello, national president of the Confederation of free Italian artisan associations, energy sector, commenting with ANSA on the fluctuations in the price of oil and the increases recorded in the price of fuel.
«Everything – he added, analyzing the possible scenarios – depends on the international situation. Until the end of May there is product availability to satisfy normal mobility needs, but in a month, a month and a half, if the war continues, planes will not fly, ships, trains and cars will not travel. It will truly be an unprecedented scenario.” In the meantime, a reduction in the price of fuel is expected for tomorrow. «It should drop by 17-18 cents per liter for diesel and almost 7 cents per liter for petrol – said Schiavello -. I use the conditional because it is not automatic. It is true that tomorrow the oil companies will purchase at a lower price, almost 180 euros on average for every thousand liters of petrol or diesel. This is a nice figure, but it is not certain that these reductions will be applied immediately, whether it is right or wrong is not for me to say. We find ourselves in a situation of strong instability and variability. If there is the slightest risk of losing out financially, the companies are very careful.”
According to the national president of Claai, there are some dynamics that negatively influence price formation. «The recommended price system – he said – is distorting the market because it is an upward game regardless of how much the fuel is then paid for. We are not faced with an industrial price but one that is formed on the market and the market is managed by commercial areas. For example, if in the Catanzaro area a company tends to raise the price, the other companies will also tend to follow that trend.”