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The latest price adjustment, which took effect on Sunday, November 1, has pushed diesel prices up by as much as MAD 1 per liter, while gasoline prices have fallen by 10 to 30 cents depending on the retailer. In Casablanca, price differences between distributors are particularly pronounced. Diesel has also cemented its new position as the more expensive fuel, a departure from long-standing patterns in the Moroccan market.

A tanker carrying around 40,000 tonnes of ultra-low-sulfur diesel is heading to Morocco after loading its cargo at Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Primorsk on October 13, according to maritime tracking data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), cited by Reuters.

Global diesel exports fell by 700,000 barrels per day year on year in September, while wholesale prices hit record levels in major markets.

Fuel prices in Casablanca have climbed further after a new increase took effect at the start of October, pushing diesel above MAD 16 a liter and bringing gasoline prices above MAD 15.50.

Government says imports and domestic supplies remain normal despite Middle East tensions; transport aid retained as higher diesel costs work through the economy.

A day after Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri was appointed head of government, Moroccan motorists are bracing for another rise in fuel prices. Le360 has learned that several fuel distributors have requested an increase of 80 centimes per liter for diesel and 39 centimes for petrol, effective from around 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30.

Latest increase adds 34 centimes a liter, taking the rise since mid-July to MAD2.74 as Casablanca stations quote up to MAD15.33.

Diesel prices are expected to rise by 34 centimes per litre on Wednesday, while unleaded gasoline is set to increase by 27 centimes.

Prices rose another six cents on September 1, taking the cumulative increase to around MAD 2.40 a liter in six weeks, while gasoline remained unchanged at about MAD 14.93.