Motorists in the UAE will again pay less at the petrol pumps next month. The Fuel Price Committee has announced a decrease of a little less than 2 per cent for drivers using Super 98 and Special 95. The cost of diesel will rise slightly. Here is the breakdown of prices per litre: • <strong>Super 98:</strong> Dh2.24 - down from Dh2.28 in September (fall of 1.7 per cent) • <strong>Special 95:</strong> Dh2.12 - down from Dh2.16 in September (fall of 1.8 per cent) • <strong>Diesel: </strong>Dh2.41 - up from Dh2.38 in September (rise of 1.2 per cent) Fuel prices in the UAE were liberalised in August 2015 to adjust as per the market. After a big dip at the end of 2018 and beginning of this year, fuel prices in the UAE rose steadily until July when there was a 10 per cent fall. Prices rose 3 per cent in August and then fell 4 per cent at the start of September. October's fall comes amid a volatile past few weeks for global oil markets. The <a href="https://www.thenational.ae/business/energy/uae-petrol-prices-to-drop-in-september-1.904139">attack on Saudi Aramco</a> on September 14 temporarily knocked out more than half of the country's production. This amounted to a cut of 5.7 million barrels per day of Saudi crude output, and more than 5 per cent of the world's supply. When markets reopened after the attack, which took place on a weekend, prices jumped 19 per cent - the highest in two decades - as Brent reached $71.95 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate rose 15 per cent to reach $63.34 per barrel at the start of trading. Prices have since fallen as production came back online in Saudi Arabia quicker than expected. Brent crude futures fell 83 cents to settle at $61.91 a barrel on Friday, while WTI crude futures fell 50 cents to settle at $55.91 a barrel. Markets have also been affected by concerns about global economic growth and the US-China trade war
