Lebanon's Ministry of Energy and Water, through the Directorate General of Oil, issues the fuel price table (جدول تركيب أسعار المحروقات). It sets the maximum retail price of a 20-litre tin of petrol 95, petrol 98 and diesel. The gas cylinder price is set by a similar decision.
Why prices change twice a week
The table is usually issued on Tuesday and Friday. The price follows:
- global oil prices and import costs
- the dollar exchange rate
- fees and taxes
- distributor and station margins
From 26,500 pounds to over two million
In June 2019 a tin of petrol 95 cost 26,500 LBP. After the financial collapse and the end of subsidies, it reached 1,617,000 LBP in March 2023. In May 2026 it roughly doubled as global oil prices rose.
How Taqtek tracks prices
We collect every official decision since 2010 and follow each new table as it is published. A new price only goes live when more than one source agrees, and we then check it against the official decision.
See petrol and diesel prices today, the gas cylinder price and generator tariffs.