Gasoline to drop by NT$0.1, while diesel remains unchangedBy Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporterCPC Corp, Taiwan (CPC, 台灣中油) and Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) are to lower domestic gasoline prices this week, but leave diesel prices unchanged from last week. In separate statements yesterday, state-run CPC and privately owned Formosa said that they would lower gasoline prices by NT$0.1 per liter, effective today, following price hikes of NT$0.8 per liter the previous week. CPC and Formosa gasoline prices are to fall to NT$27.1, NT$28.6 and NT$30.6 per liter for 92, 95 and 98-octane unleaded gasoline respectively, while premium diesel is to remain at NT$25.7 per liter at CPC stations and NT$25.5 at Formosa pumps. Brent crude oil futures — the international oil benchmark — last week rose 2.73 percent to settle at US$65.88 per barrel on the Intercontinental Exchange. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures — the US oil benchmark — gained 2.92 percent to US$61.07 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Source: Taipei Times January 25, 2026 16:20 UTC