The war in Russia and Ukraine, gas supplies, fuel prices: these are the most prominent topics in recent months, due to good and bad news that follow one another at a crazy pace and leave no respite to opinion public.
And not only to that, but also and above all to consumers: the bugbear of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has spread like wildfire, or rather oil, not only in Europe but throughout the world, and has caused a series of unpleasant consequences.
Among these, the disproportionate increase in energy supplies of any kind: gas and electricity bills are arriving with figures never seen before, but above all, it is the drivers who are shaking, who are seeing fuel prices soar after a drop in prices. which had made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Excise up, excise down: an endless carousel
So after a very strong first increase in the price of fuel and the consequent decline thanks to a drop in the price of excise duties, we are now facing a new feared increase in fuel prices due to a series of events at European level.
In France, for example, there are some unrest among workers in the sector, who have been giving the fuel sector a hard time for over a week, with the interruption of the delivery of petroleum products. Total Energies.
These agitations are part of a protest called by the General Confederation of Labor CGT which in turn is part of a broader action that affects the entire French energy sector. Among the demands of the demonstrators, needless to say, also for higher salaries, which are necessary to counteract the ever increasing inflation.
Although it was assured that there would be no delays or shortages in international fuel deliveries, a meeting was held on 5 October last OPEC + to discuss statements from Saudi Arabia that announced a decrease in fuel production due to falling prices.
As this “threat” has become a reality, as the largest supply cut since 2020 has been announced, concern over supply shortages is also growing, and there has also been a surge in inflation.
In fact, a dog that bites its own tail, given the need for higher wages and lower inflation, and above all we are facing a rift between the Saudis and the Western nations, which fear that the increase of energy prices will harm the global economy.
