petrol

Low-cost chain of self-service petrol stations brought out by oil giant in Spain

REVEALED: These are the cheapest areas to fill up your car with petrol across Malaga province – including Fuengirola, Mijas and Antequera

EVER since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices shooting up, consumers all over Spain have been searching for the best deals when it comes

18 Apr, 2024 @ 11:43

Lead·Malaga

More motorists ditch cars for electric bikes to save money as petrol prices rise

Motorists are ditching their cars for bikes to save money, especially after the government scrapped the 20 cents per litre fuel discount. About 20 million

17 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Ex-employee steals fuel discount card from trucking firm in €60,000 fraud on Spain's Costa Blanca

Petrol thief stole 2000 litres of diesel from trucks, transport vans in Mallorca

A Mallorca man accused of stealing 2000 litres of petrol on 13 separate occasions has been arrested. The 35-year-old allegedly targeted trucks and transport vans

11 Feb, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Petrol and diesel prices in Spain fall by 11% since June record highs

Motorists in Malaga now have to stump up extra €13 to fill their cars after Spain’s fuel subsidy ends

Filling up your car has become €13 more expensive in Malaga following the end of the Spanish government’s subsidy of 20 cents per litre at

6 Jan, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga

Motorists in Spain rush to filling stations as government’s fuel discount comes to an end

PEOPLE from all over Spain reported on Saturday long queues at petrol stations as motorists sought to take advantage of the last days of the

1 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Petrol and diesel prices in Spain fall by 11% since June record highs

FUEL pump prices in Spain have fallen appreciably since record highs were logged in June. A drop of 11% in six weeks has been logged

5 Aug, 2022 @ 17:19

Lead·National News

Petrol prices hit record high in Spain—close to two euros per litre even with government discount

PETROL and diesel prices have shot up once again this week with historic highs of €1.941 /litre (petrol) and €1.876 / litre (diesel) on average,

24 Jun, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News

Spate of petrol thefts from cars in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol as pump prices soar with Ukraine war

POLICE have ramped up their presence around Malaga after residents reported a spate of petrol thefts from cars amid soaring prices at the pump. A

16 Mar, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire was set intentionally with flammable liquid, possibly petrol, Prosecutor’s Office reports

THE fire in Sierra Bermeja is thought to have been started by a flammable liquid, such as petrol. From the outset it has been clear

15 Sep, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Malaga

Previous petrol canister incidents (Credit: Gib Police) Car

Tightening of laws in Gibraltar could see life imprisonment for those found in possession of large quantities of petrol

WITH the number of petrol-related incidents continuing to rise on the Rock, the government has proposed a Bill to enforce bigger penalties. Earlier this year,

18 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Spain will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040, but still aims to be carbon neutral by 2050

THE Government has announced that it will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040.

19 May, 2020 @ 17:20

Lead·National News

French suspect held over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘used PETROL’ to try and kill hornets, say police

It comes as residents of the Forest Hills urbanization - where some 2,000 people were evacuated - have claimed that the fire was part of

21 Aug, 2019 @ 09:44

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

IN A PICKLE: Lorry flips on AP-7 motorway spilling 13,000 litres of petrol on artichoke field in Alicante

A LORRY carrying 27,000 litres of petrol and diesel flipped on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante, spilling half of its contents on a nearby artichoke

2 Apr, 2019 @ 13:51

Costa Blanca·Lead

Madrid’s firefighters go green to reduce pollution in the city

It is estimated the move will save €18,000 and reduce emissions by 50 tonnes while the total cost of the fleet came in at €660,000.

17 Feb, 2018 @ 10:39

Business & Finance·Environment·Health·Lead·Nature

REVEALED: The most expensive place to fill up your car in Spain… and it costs even more than the UK!

THE Balearics have the highest petrol prices in Spain and are even higher than the UK average, according to new reports. Prices on the Spanish

6 Sep, 2017 @ 15:41

Business & Finance·Cadiz·Granada·Lead·Mallorca

Virtually all fossil fuel in Spain imported from abroad

The European statistics agency Eurostat has revealed that dependency on imports has risen by 17 percentage points in 25 years

3 Mar, 2017 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead

New contamination tests demanded on former Repsol land

A detox of the land, which was used to store petrol in the 1970s, took place in 2002 but new legislation demands more tests

24 Jan, 2017 @ 11:00

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Nature

Spanish drivers enjoy record-low petrol prices

Prices of petrol and unleaded have gone down 6% and 13.5% respectively since last year

2 Jan, 2016 @ 09:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spanish motorists set to save money at the pumps by clubbing together

A collective purchasing scheme is being put in motion

11 Apr, 2015 @ 17:30

Lead·National News

Battle for oil: Spain’s pursuit of liquid gold

Spain’s escalating oil exploration dispute is taking on the proportions of the epic seafaring battles of old, as Rob Horgan reports

12 Jan, 2015 @ 10:00

Spain’s most expensive petrol station in Almeria, reveals study

While the cheapest place to fill up on the Costa del Sol is in Estepona...

18 Nov, 2014 @ 17:40

Almeria·Malaga

National News

Christmas boon for petrolheads

Petrol price falls leaving diesel at its most expensive price ever in Spain

25 Nov, 2011 @ 18:00

We’ll drink to that!

EXCLUSIVE: In-depth Olive Press study proves that Spain floors UK when it comes to basic essentials and our perennial vices

28 Jan, 2010 @ 11:57

National News

REVEALED: These are the cheapest areas to fill up your car with petrol across Malaga province – including Fuengirola, Mijas and Antequera

More motorists ditch cars for electric bikes to save money as petrol prices rise

Petrol thief stole 2000 litres of diesel from trucks, transport vans in Mallorca

Motorists in Malaga now have to stump up extra €13 to fill their cars after Spain’s fuel subsidy ends

Motorists in Spain rush to filling stations as government’s fuel discount comes to an end

Petrol and diesel prices in Spain fall by 11% since June record highs

Petrol prices hit record high in Spain—close to two euros per litre even with government discount

Spate of petrol thefts from cars in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol as pump prices soar with Ukraine war

Spain’s Sierra Bermeja fire was set intentionally with flammable liquid, possibly petrol, Prosecutor’s Office reports

Tightening of laws in Gibraltar could see life imprisonment for those found in possession of large quantities of petrol

Spain will not ban the sale of diesel or petrol cars by 2040, but still aims to be carbon neutral by 2050

French suspect held over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘used PETROL’ to try and kill hornets, say police

IN A PICKLE: Lorry flips on AP-7 motorway spilling 13,000 litres of petrol on artichoke field in Alicante

Madrid’s firefighters go green to reduce pollution in the city

REVEALED: The most expensive place to fill up your car in Spain… and it costs even more than the UK!

Virtually all fossil fuel in Spain imported from abroad

New contamination tests demanded on former Repsol land

Spanish drivers enjoy record-low petrol prices

Spanish motorists set to save money at the pumps by clubbing together

Battle for oil: Spain’s pursuit of liquid gold

Spain’s most expensive petrol station in Almeria, reveals study

Petrol prices drop in Spain

Beat the petrol price rise in Spain

30 arrested in 15 Spanish provinces for involvement in billion euro petrol fraud scheme

Christmas boon for petrolheads

We’ll drink to that!