Experts have warned the conflict will be severely affected by the conflict between the US and Iran
Experts have warned the conflict will be severely affected by the conflict between the US and Iran
These are the cheapest places to buy petrol in Merseyside amid surging oil prices. They rose by as much as 13% on Monday, March 2, after the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran. Conflict across the Middle East threatens to impact millions of UK households through fuel prices, inflation and interest rates.
Shipping in the crucial Strait of Hormuz was disrupted by retaliatory Iranian attacks following initial bombing by Israel and the United States, skyrocketing oil prices by up to 13%.
Brent crude jumped to $82 a barrel, the highest since January last year, before retreating to $79 by early morning, reports PA.
It came as counter attacks damaged tankers and sharply disrupted shipments in the Strait, a waterway between Iran and Oman that connects the Gulf to the Arabian Sea, which carries about 20% of the world’s oil and gas.
More than 200 vessels including oil and liquefied gas tankers have dropped anchor outside the Strait, shipping data showed on Sunday.
Three tankers were also damaged and one seafarer was killed in attacks on Sunday in Gulf waters. Most shipments are destined for China and India, rather than Europe, but the disruption has created jitters across the globe.
According to Petrol Map, the average petrol price in Liverpool is 133.5p/litre. Here are the cheapest prices you can find in Merseyside, according to the Roadtrip App.
- 126.7p – Asda, Ormskirk Road, Aintree
- 126.9 – Asda, Orrell Lane, Bootle
- 126.9p – Sainsbury’s, Rice Lane, Walton
- 126.9p – Tesco, Mather Avenue, Mossley Hill
- 126.9p – Sainsbury’s, Great Homer Street, Everton
- 126.9p – Esso, 6 New Chester Road, Birkenhead
- 126.9p – Tesco, Hawthorne Road, Litherland
- 126.9p – Asda, Breck Road, Anfield
- 126.9p – Asda, Welton Road, Croft Retail Park, Bromborough
- 126.9p – Esso, 117 New Chester Road, Birkenhead
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