{
  "id": 17394543,
  "title": "COPEC projects petrol price to fall; diesel to go up on November 1 pricing window",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/copec-projects-petrol-price-to-fall-diesel-to-go-up-on-november-1-17394543",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T11:12:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/copec-projects-petrol-price-to-fall-diesel-to-go-up-on-november-1-pricing-window/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) anticipates a decrease in petrol prices and an increase in diesel prices starting November 1, 2026. According to their forecast, petrol prices will drop by 1.71 percent, while diesel prices will rise by 4.07 percent. The Free On Board price of petrol has decreased from $1255.05 per Metric Tonne to $1199.16 per Metric Tonne, marking a -4.45% change. This drop, coupled with a currency appreciation of about 0.6%, is expected to result in a retail price of Ghc16.72 per litre for petrol, a 1.71% decrease from the current mean price of Ghc17.02 per litre. Petrol prices are projected to range between GHS15.89 and GHS17.57 per litre, within a ±5% range of COPEC's projection. On the other hand, the Free On Board price of diesel has increased marginally from $1414.78 per Metric Tonne to $1453.07, a 2.71% change. This increase, combined with a 0.6% currency appreciation, is forecasted to result in a retail pump price for diesel of Ghc19.15 per litre, a 4.07% rise from the current mean price of Ghc18.40 per litre. Diesel prices are expected to range from Ghc18.19 to Ghc20.11 per litre, within a ±5% range of COPEC's projection.",
  "summary": "The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is predicting petrol prices to go down while diesel price go up at the pumps in the first pricing window starting, November 1, 2026. In statement, COPEC forecast petrol price to go down by 1.71 and diesel to go up by 4.07 percent. According to COPEC, Free On […]",
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      {
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        "published": "2026-10-30T07:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
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        "published": "2026-10-30T18:46:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "UAE fuel prices out today: How much will petrol rise in November?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/uae-fuel-prices-out-today-how-much-will-petrol-rise-in-november",
        "published": "2026-10-30T20:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UAE petrol prices defy expectations with surprise drop in November",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/uae-petrol-prices-defy-expectations-with-surprise-drop-in-november",
        "published": "2026-10-31T06:40:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "QatarEnergy announces fuel prices for November 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/qatarenergy-announces-fuel-prices-for-november-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-31T10:09:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times",
        "title": "QatarEnergy sets fuel prices for November 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/qatarenergy-sets-fuel-prices-for-november-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-31T12:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}