By Emmanuel T. Erediano
emmanuel@mvariety.com
Variety News Staff
JUST under a week after gasoline prices were rolled back by 10 cents on Oct. 22, 2025, Mobil Oil Marianas and Shell Marianas raised gasoline prices by 10 cents and diesel by 15 cents on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Mobil Oil adjusted its regular gasoline price to $5.16 a gallon from $5.06, premium gasoline to $5.61 a gallon from $5.51, and diesel to $5.58 a gallon from $5.43 Tuesday morning. Shell followed suit in the evening.
On Tinian, Tinian Fuel Services listed gasoline at $7.059 a gallon and diesel at $7.59 a gallon on Sunday. On Rota, Calvo Enterprises’ gasoline price was $6.54 a gallon and diesel $9.12 a gallon on Sunday.
Construction worker Manuel Rabuy said he spends about $40 a week on gasoline. “Even a 10-cent increase hurts my pocket,” he said. “But if I don’t buy gasoline, I cannot go to work. If I don’t go to work, I cannot earn money.”
More than expected
Reuters reported that oil prices rose last week after data showed U.S. crude and fuel inventories drew down more than expected, and as President Donald Trump’s optimistic tone over upcoming talks with his Chinese counterpart helped ease economic jitters.
“U.S. crude oil, gasoline and distillate fuel stockpiles each fell more last week than analysts had expected, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday,” Reuters said.
“Crude oil stocks fell by nearly 7 million barrels, the data showed, far exceeding the 211,000-barrel drop that was forecast.
“The big decline forced a reassessment of expectations that the oil market is headed for a large surplus, with the OPEC+ group raising output and U.S. production at record levels.
“ ‘Where’s the glut?’ Price Futures Group analyst Phil Flynn said after the report. ‘The longer the glut doesn’t hit, the more we will question whether it exists,’ he said.”
Emmanuel “Arnold” Erediano has a bachelor of science degree in Journalism. He started his career as police beat reporter. Loves to cook. Eats death threats for breakfast.
