Note that oil is bought on the world market using dollars. The recent political mess has pushed the value of the pound closer to parity with the dollar so oil is more expensive to buy for UK use.
Yes, UK Ltd profits and that profit enters the UK tax pot to be distributed as the government sees fit, but then you have to have a government fit to govern and I don’t really feel any of them meet that criteria!

I would dispute that the pound is near parity but notwithstanding why has Petrol come down in price whilst diesel ticks up.

https://www.racfoundation.org/data/uk-pump-prices-over-time MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Its been suggested its due to early/extra demand for heating oil - which is very similar to diesel fuel.
I have stocked up early as prices have shot up - now 92p/L was 42p/L last year. Jules

When covid caused a drop in fuel prices, I bought 1000L of Kero for just 12 Pence per Litre + the VAT.


I've just checked Boiler Juice, Kero is 89.26 PPL, which is down 6 PPL compared to last month.
Last year I was paying mid 40s PPL, so it's still twice last year's price.
I've got to order 3000L for work soon, so hopefully it'll keep dropping before I need to place that order. Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

I’m in Kuwait, it’s 25p a litre and people aren’t happy

Said local BP petrol station is now showing a 30p differential. Even local Tesco had 27p differential. We really are being priced out of driving oil burners. This will lead into 2nd hand prices which will fall through the floor once the supply issue on new motors get sorted. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

When you look at corporate profits and the cost of extraction and refining, you/me are being corporately gouged. Can't say I blame them but it's pretty obvious to anyone who cares to look at the entire picture.