Esso kicks off 3rd consecutive day of fuel price hike in Singapore
Pump prices have risen for a third consecutive day in Singapore, with Esso leading the latest round of price adjustments on Wednesday (Sept 16).Chandra Asri-owned Esso announced in a price board update at its stations that it has raised posted prices for all fuel types — 92-, 95-, 98-octane petrol and diesel — by 4 cents per litre.The adjustment mirrors Shell's hikes, also by 4 cents, a day earlier.This brings Esso's total increase over two days to 12 cents per litre for every type of fuel at its pumps.It also becomes the second major fuel company here to take 98-octane prices past the $4 mark.Following the latest round of price hikes, the price of the more popular 95-octane petrol now ranges from $3.36 at SPC to $3.49 at Caltex, Esso and Shell — which also have the same prices across their respective offered fuel types.At the time of this article's publication, SPC is the only company not to have posted any adjustment to its fuel prices.