The National Secretariat of Energy confirmed today that fuel prices will increase Friday, the third consecutive increase.

A liter of 95-octane gas will be 80.3 cents, or $3.04 a gallon, which reflects an increase of 5 cents a liter or 19 cents a gallon.

A liter of 91-octane gasoline will be sold at 75.6 cents, or $2.86 a gallon. That increase will be 4.3 cents a liter or 16 cents a gallon.

Diesel prices will increase 1.6 cents a liter to 69.5 cents ($2.63 a gallon).

The increase is due to issues at refineries in the United States, the secretariat said.

"Despite decreases in crude oil prices at the international level, the final price of fuel is affected by the refining of oil," the secretariat said.

The new prices will remain in effect for two weeks.

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