Petrolens — Jamaica Fuel 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.

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.

What is the current price of gas in Jamaica?

The latest Petrojam wholesale price for Gasoline 87 is shown live at the top of gaspricesjamaica.com. Retail pump prices are typically J$15 to J$25 above the wholesale figure.

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. 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 (as of April 2026), made up of Petrojam's wholesale butane price (about J$1,500–J$1,800 per cylinder) plus a retailer markup of roughly J$1,500–J$2,000 covering transport, dealer margin, GCT, and cylinder handling. Live pricing and a markup slider on gaspricesjamaica.com — retail figure refreshed monthly from a public dealer listing.

What is ULSD?

Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel — diesel with sulfur content under 15 ppm, required for newer diesel vehicles. 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.

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)".