Chinesischen Taxifahrer Line up ihre Autos betankt werden, bevor die Arbeiter die Kraftstoffpreise an einer Tankstelle von Sinopec in Shanghai, China, 9. November2 aktualisieren
Chinese taxi drivers line up their cars to be refuelled before workers update fuel prices at a gas station of Sinopec in Shanghai, China, 9 November 2009. China, the worlds second-largest energy user, raised gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices by as much as 8 percent, the first increase in more than two months, as crude costs and demand climbed. Pump prices for 90 octane gasoline will be set at a maximum of 5.98 yuan (US$88 cents) a liter, or about 22.6 yuan (US$3.31) a gallon, in Beijing, the National Development and Reform Commission, Chinas top economic planner, said on its website Monday (9 November 2009). The price compares with an average of $2.682 a gallon in the U.S. The increase is Chinas fifth under a system introduced in December that keeps oil-product prices in line with global crude costs and ensures refiners a profit.
