"Rumors are spreading that the price of oil is going to rise again."
Is it true that the price of oil will be increased? After conducting interviews at multiple gas stations, it was found that the current prices for 93-octane and 97-octane gasoline remain at 5.94 yuan and 6.28 yuan per liter respectively, while the price of 0-octane diesel is at 6.03 yuan. A female employee at the Sinopec Zhongshan South Road gas station said: "The price of oil is going up? We haven't heard anything about this, even the station manager isn't aware." Around 10:40 PM last night, at Taipingmen gas station and Hongshan Road gas station, vehicles waiting in line to refuel were still forming long queues.
NDRC: Do not believe this rumor
In response to this, a journalist called the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) news center personnel who stated that if the price of refined oil products were to increase, it would only be after the Olympics. The prices should definitely remain stable during this period. Han Wenke, director of the Energy Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), expressed that he hasn't heard any news regarding the NDRC planning to increase the price of refined oil products. "Do not believe this rumor."