Dubai diesel retailers slash price

Abu Dhabi: Dubai oil retailers - Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), Emirates Petroleum Products Company (Eppco) and Emarat - slashed the price of diesel at the pumps by 50 fils a gallon yesterday, marking their fifth straight cut in less than a month, sources said.

"The price of diesel has come down to Dh16.75 a gallon, from Dh17.25 a gallon, effective immediately," an oil company source told Gulf News.

Pump attendants at Dubai's oil filling stations confirmed the news.