RomeAzerbaijan’s SOCAR is capping pump prices across Italy.
It’s the clearest sign yet that fuel costs are forcing retailers to act before governments do.
SOCAR, which bought Italy’s Italiana Petroli network in May, is phasing in caps starting with its IP-branded stations.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani claimed credit, saying he’d pressed SOCAR to act since early September.
Italy’s government has asked retailers to help curb pump prices, but SOCAR hasn’t set its cap level yet.
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- Euronews English
- maps SOCAR's price cap mechanism across supply chain (Italiana Petroli→Esso→retailers) targeting fuel import volatility
Sources: Euronews English