hurricane in Louisiana
There is constant speculation on the recent price rises, however much of this is the rise in oil prices which has reached USD 68.28 per barrel (1 barrel = 158.97 litres) of US crude. This has been helped by major market speculation, the war in Iraq, the recent 
 (by stopping production in a major refinery) and the strengthening of the American dollar against the Euro.
Italian petrol prices rocket to a record EUR 1.30 per litre