Gas v Oil Price Comparison
Updated: 15th May 2012
Retail oil is currently 34.58% more expensive than natural gas.
The average price for 900 litres of retail oil in Northern Ireland, as of the 15th May 2012, is £539.76.
The average price for 900 litres of retail oil in Northern Ireland, over the last 12 months, is 5.88p/kWh. The comparative average PAYG price for natural gas is 4.75p/kWh.
Therefore over the last 12 months, retail oil has been 23.80% more expensive than natural gas.
1. All prices shown above include VAT. 2. The retail oil prices are those published by the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland every Tuesday, providing an average price for 900 litres of retail oil for Northern Ireland. (NB: where no data is available on a Tuesday, the most recently published data will be used) http://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/oil-price-watch/ 3. The natural gas price is the average of all available PAYG tariffs only, within the Greater Belfast licensed area.