Jamaican motorists and industry interests will pay more at the pumps as state-owned refinery Petrojam increased baseline fuel costs for a fifth consecutive week.
Petrojam, in its closely watched petroleum product price index, attributed the ongoing price volatility to the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict raging in the Middle East.
Jamaica’s sole refinery raised 87-octane gasolene prices by J$4.50, which will be offered at J$167.88 per litre effective midnight Thursday (March 26).
Fuel outputs across the Petrojam index all faced price increases this week; most pronounced for 87- and 90-octane gasolene, automotive diesel and its ultra-low sulphur diesel counterpart, asphalt, kerosene and heavy fuel oils, which rose J$4.50, respectively.
Domestic fuel retailers and marketing companies are expected to place their own markups on the introductory prices.
See breakdown of prices below:
| Product | Price per unit (effective March 26, 2026) | Price change (from last week) |
| Gasolene 87 | $167.88 | +$4.50 ($163.38) |
| Gasolene 90 | $175.32 | +$4.50 ($170.82) |
| Auto diesel | $180.25 | +$4.50 ($175.75) |
| Kerosene | $169.64 | +$4.50 ($165.14) |
| Propane | $80.11 | +$3.06 ($77.05) |
| Butane | $89.33 | +$3.06 ($86.27) |
| ULSD | $187.09 | +$4.50 ($182.59) |
| HFO | $124.26 | +$4.50 ($119.76) |
| Asphalt | $118.42 | +$4.50 ($113.92) |
A previous version of this article erroneously stated that Petrojam’s suite of price increases has lasted for six weeks.
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