Petrolens, Jamaica Fuel Prices
Live Petrojam wholesale prices for Gasoline 87 (E10), Gasoline 90 (E10), Auto Diesel, ULSD and LPG cooking gas, with 5+ years of weekly history, a commute cost calculator, and source-of-truth attribution. Updated every Wednesday evening when Petrojam publishes new prices.
About Petrolens
Petrolens is an independent data dashboard tracking Jamaican fuel prices published weekly by Petrojam, the state-owned petroleum refinery. We display live wholesale prices for all nine fuels Petrojam reports, plus 5 years of history, week-on-week and year-on-year changes, and a travel cost calculator covering 50+ vehicle models common on Jamaican roads. All data is sourced from publicly available Petrojam Ex-Refinery releases.
How Jamaica fuel prices are set
Petrojam imports crude oil on the international market and refines it at its Kingston facility. Each Wednesday, Petrojam's pricing committee publishes new ex-refinery wholesale prices that incorporate the latest crude purchase costs, refining costs, Special Consumption Tax (SCT) and Ad Valorem SCT. These wholesale prices are what Petrojam charges marketing companies; they do not include the per-litre markup of approximately J$15 to J$25 that service stations add at the pump. New prices take effect Thursday morning at 12:01 AM.
Current Petrojam Wholesale Prices
As of Thursday, April 23, 2026. Ex-refinery wholesale prices in Jamaican dollars per litre, excluding retail markup. Source: Petrojam.
| Fuel | Price (J$/L) | Week-on-Week |
|---|---|---|
| Gasoline 87 (E10) | J$181.13/L | +4.50 (+2.5%) |
| Gasoline 90 (E10) | J$188.58/L | +4.50 (+2.4%) |
| Auto Diesel | J$188.75/L | -0.25 (-0.1%) |
| Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) | J$195.60/L | -0.25 (-0.1%) |
| Cooking Gas (Butane) | J$86.80/L | +1.00 (+1.2%) |
Retail pump prices are typically J$15–J$25 per litre above the wholesale figure. Updated every Wednesday evening when Petrojam publishes.
Frequently asked questions
When does Petrojam announce new fuel prices?
Every Wednesday evening, effective Thursday morning at 12:01 AM. Petrolens auto-refreshes within minutes of publication.
Why is the pump price higher than the Petrojam wholesale price?
Petrojam publishes the ex-refinery wholesale price. Retailers add a J$15 to J$25 per-litre markup for transport, station operating costs and margin. Special Consumption Tax (SCT) is already included in the Petrojam price.
How much is cooking gas in Jamaica?
A 25 lb LPG cylinder refill in Jamaica typically costs around J$3,400 at retailers like GasPro, made up of Petrojam's wholesale butane price plus a J$1,500–J$2,000 retailer markup covering transport, dealer margin, GCT and cylinder handling. The Cooking Gas card on gaspricesjamaica.com shows the live wholesale figure with a markup slider; the retail anchor is refreshed monthly.
What is ULSD?
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel, diesel with sulfur content under 15 parts per million, required for newer diesel vehicles with modern emission controls. Typically J$5 to J$10 per litre more than standard Auto Diesel.
Where does Petrolens get its data?
Directly from Petrojam Ex-Refinery's weekly wholesale releases. Brent crude reference prices come from ICE Futures via public commodity feeds. Petrolens does not modify the data, it only formats and contextualizes it.
Is Petrolens affiliated with Petrojam or the Government of Jamaica?
No. Petrolens is an independent dashboard. We use publicly available Petrojam data and link back to the source on every figure.
Glossary
- Ex-refinery price
- The wholesale price at which Petrojam sells fuel to marketing companies, before retail markup.
- Pump price
- What drivers actually pay at the petrol station, wholesale plus dealer markup.
- SCT (Special Consumption Tax)
- Government tax on fuel, already included in Petrojam's published wholesale price.
- E10 gasoline
- Gasoline blended with up to 10% ethanol, the standard for both Gasoline 87 and Gasoline 90 in Jamaica.
- ULSD
- Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel, with sulfur content under 15 ppm.
- LPG
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas, propane and butane mixtures used for cooking and heating.
- Petrojam
- Jamaica's state-owned petroleum refinery in Kingston, responsible for refining and pricing locally-distributed fuels.
- Brent crude
- The international benchmark price for crude oil, traded on ICE Futures.
Data access
Historical price data is available as a free CSV download at /api/export/historical.csv and as JSON at /api/prices/latest. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 with attribution: "Source: Petrojam, via Petrolens (gaspricesjamaica.com)".