Shell drops prices twice in a day as fuel companies match up


PUBLISHED ONJuly 02, 2026 2:15 PMBYSean LerShell on Thursday (July 2) posted fuel prices adjustments twice as Caltex and Sinopec caught up with price changes.
In a second price board update at 6pm, Shell announced a 7-cent reduction to its diesel price, following an earlier 5-cent drop across its petrol offerings at 9am.
Caltex's subsequent 5-cent reduction across its petrol offerings and 7-cent drop on its diesel offering was followed by Sinopec's 5-cent reduction across its petrol offerings.
But Sinopec kept its diesel price unchanged.
Following the latest round of adjustments, the price of the more popular 95-octane petrol now ranges from $2.59 at Cnergy to $3.42 at Esso and SPC.
Meanwhile, the price of diesel ranges from $2.58 at Smart Energy to $4.12 at Esso.
| Company / Fuel | 92-octane | 95-octane | 98-octane | Premium | Diesel |
| Caltex* | $3.34* | $3.37* | Not available | $4.07* | $4.05* |
| Esso | $3.39 | $3.42 | $3.94 | Not available | $4.12 |
| Shell* | Not available | $3.37* | $3.89* | $4.11* | $4.05* |
| Sinopec* | Not available | $3.37 | $3.88* | $4.01* | $4.06 |
| SPC | $3.39 | $3.42 | $3.93 | Not available | $4.05 |
| Cnergy | Not available | $2.59 | $3.00 | Not available | $3.08 |
| Smart Energy | Not available | $2.62 | $2.99 | Not available | $2.58 |
Prices are correct as at 9.55pm on July 2. All prices are before discounts. *Indicates change to posted price(s) made on July 2. | |||||
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