Is oil price in line with international standards? We hope that the adjustment policy will be open and transparent!


In the media reports on the international crude oil market these days, the price of oil fell all the way: On the 3rd of December, the London Brent North Sea Brent crude oil futures exchange market closed at 39.42 U.S. dollars per barrel. In October, this price broke every time. The barrel is 51 dollars and the highest is 54 dollars. According to statistics, the current global oil price has fallen by 14 percentage points from the higher prices in September and October, even though the slight rebound is sometimes small. The current price of oil in China is still determined when the international crude oil price soared a few months ago, that is, 90 # gasoline is about 3.45 yuan per liter, and 93 # gasoline is about 3.66 yuan per liter. Oil prices affect thousands of people. Now, our consumers are more concerned about the rise and fall of oil prices than ever before. Under the background of continuous decline in international crude oil prices, why can't China's refined oil prices fall? When can you come down? What are the conditions? Information such as these related to oil prices is increasingly drawing attention from many consumers. Because this is directly related to personal interests, not only taxi drivers who use sports cars as their means of survival, but also urban and rural car owners, and the impact on ordinary people’s lives caused by rising oil prices, such as Shanghai supermarkets. Announced that plastic packaging bags that were used free of charge in the original shopping were increased in price due to rising oil prices, and the plastic bags were changed to paid use, regardless of size, and each charge was 0.1 yuan. In the past, we once said that Western developed countries are “country on wheels”, which means that oil has a greater impact on the country and public life. Now, with the improvement of people’s living standards and the advancement of the national automobile industry policy, China is also moving toward this process. This means that more people are concerned about the rise and fall in oil prices. It was recalled that during the period of August and September of this year, when the international oil price soared, the price of oil in our country would soon rise, and it would rise several times in a row. At the same time, the passenger car and freight rates associated with it, as well as civil aviation fares, have also increased. In this regard, consumers can understand and accept. However, since the price increase is affected by international oil prices, why does the price of our oil not be adjusted downwards when the international oil price drastically falls for a long time? In this regard, the relevant state departments should not be silent, or with the international oil price reduction, or to the public to make an open and persuasive explanation. Consumers cannot always feel that price hikes will soon be in line with international standards, and price cuts will derail internationally for a long time. On December 9, Xinhua News Agency announced a news that China’s crude oil imports reached 110 million tons in the first 11 months of this year, an increase of 35.1% over the same period of last year. This shows that China’s dependence on oil imports is increasing, which also increases people’s concern for changes in international oil prices. Because the country's transparency on oil price adjustment is not high, the public speculates on the current high oil prices in China: Some say that China’s oil market is a highly monopolistic operation, and that PetroChina and Sinopec’s two major groups are staking consumers; It is said that it is creating conditions for the promulgation of long-established fees and taxes, and some say that the profits of China's oil refining companies are taken more by the state and their own interests are less. We must take this opportunity to increase efficiency; there is even more evil, say. This is not a reduction of the price associated with CAO's huge loss in Singapore. Although these are all “eight gossip” messages, there is one point that the news on the Boulevard is not good and the gossip is flying. In this sense, the public hopes that the relevant government departments will openly and transparently adjust the information on domestic oil price adjustment policies, which should not be excessive.

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