Mimit: fuels still falling, self diesel at 2.162
On the road network, the average self-service price is €1.783 per litre for petrol (€1.785 yesterday) and €2.162 per litre for diesel (€2.166 yesterday). On the motorway network, however, the average self-service price is €1.815 per litre for petrol and €2.192 for diesel
Key points
The drop in petrol and diesel prices at the pump continues. The data for Sunday, 12 April 2026 from the Fuel Price Observatory of the Ministry of Business and Industry show the third consecutive day of falling average prices, partly as a result of downward adjustments indicated by the oil companies.
On the road network, the average self-service price is €1.783 per litre for petrol (€1.785 yesterday) and €2.162 per litre for diesel (€2.166 yesterday). On the motorway network, on the other hand, the average self-service price is €1.815 per litre for petrol and €2.192 for diesel.
Tajani: we have gas reserves until the end of next winter
"We are concerned about the price of oil and fuel, but also about air traffic and fertilisers, about our agriculture and also about the African continent. For gas we can rest assured, we have reserves until the end of next winter so we can stay safe". So said Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani during his speech at the opening of Vinitaly 2026.
Fuels, Codacons: 150 million sting per week
The high fuel prices caused by the war in Iran, according to Codacons, costs Italian citizens 150 million per week, while it earns the oil companies 88 million more and the state 61 million.
The clash in government
In the last few hours there has been a distance clash in the government between the vice-premier Matteo Salvini (Lega) and the minister for companies and made in Italy Adolfo Urso (FdI). 'Mimit summons the companies,' the League leader demanded. The reply was immediate: 'They have already accepted our exhortation to immediately reduce the prices formulated at Thursday's meeting.
