Demand for gas in the last seven days south of the border has led to another increase in weekly Tri-Cities gas prices.
The good news (for now): the region is offering some of the lowest prices in all of Metro Vancouver with most staying just below $2 a litre.
GasBuddy.com is reporting 191.9 cents per litre at the Chevron off Shaughnessy Street in Port Coquitlam today (June 9), a four-cent uptick from last Friday (June 2) and matches the previous regional average price.
You can find a list of the Tri-Cities' cheapest available gas below.
The volatility of the U.S. oil market has contributed to a spike in costs for fuel, particularly that in the Pacific Northwest.
And the prices are nearing a plateau the Tri-Cities has not seen in the last six months.
"There are no issues as far as refinery closures," Gas Wizard's Dan McTeague said in an earlier interview with Glacier Media.
"And there's no maintenance scheduled....so none of those factors which often pop up at this time of year are contributing. That we get here to $2 a litre means that we could start to see the new normal, at least for the balance of summer and into fall, in the $2.15 to $2.20 range."
Prices reached a recent low of 171.9 cents a litre back on May 19 before supplies became more scarce.
The new average is now around 193.9 cents per litre, offered at most outlets in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody.
Port Coquitlam's Costco (2370 Ottawa St.) experienced the biggest jump at the pump, charging 10 more cents to 197.9 per litre as of this publication.
Across B.C., the least expensive gas available dropped to 159.9 cents per litre — roughly an eight-hour drive north at Prince George's Costco (2555 Range Rd.).
The Safeway gas bar and Shell stops in Dawson Creek are the next best at 163.6 and 163.8 cents per litre respectively.
Tri-Cities' top 10 cheap fuel prices
The following prices are the best available in the Tri-Cities as of 9:15 a.m. today:
- 191.9/L @ Chevron (2525 Shaughnessy St., Port Coquitlam)
- 193.9/L @ Chevron (945 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam)
- 193.9/L @ Chevron (1695 Como Lake Ave., Coquitlam)
- 193.9/L @ Petro-Canada (829 Brunette Ave., Coquitlam)
- 193.9/L @ Shell (3051 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam)
- 193.9/L @ Mobil and Real Canadian Superstore (1301 Lougheed Hwy., Coquitlam)
- 193.9/L @ Petro-Canada (1523 Prairie Ave., Port Coquitlam)
- 193.9/L @ Shell (1190 Pitt River Rd., Port Coquitlam)
- 193.9/L @ Shell (2405 St Johns St., Port Moody)
- 193.9/L @ Shell (2315 Pitt River Rd., Port Coquitlam)
- with files from Stefan Labbé, Glacier Media, and The Canadian Press
