The price of both gas and diesel dropped in all three Maritime provinces overnight. Nova Scotia The price of regular self-serve gasoline in the Halifax area decreased by 4.5 cents. The new minimum price is 165.3 cents per litre. The price of diesel decreased by 1.1 cents. The minimum price is now 185.4 cents per litre. In Cape Breton, the minimum price of regular self-serve gasoline is 167.2 cents per litre and the minimum price for diesel is 187.3 cents per litre. Prince Edward Island Regular self-serve gasoline on P.E.I. decreased by 4.6 cents. Motorists are now paying a minimum price of 177.6 cents per litre. Diesel prices decreased by 9.8 cents. The new minimum price is 201.7 cents per litre. New Brunswick In New Brunswick, the price of regular self-serve gasoline decreased by 2.6 cents to a new maximum price of 173.9 cents per litre. Diesel prices decreased by 1.7 cents overnight. The maximum price is now 204.8 cents per litre. ‘Dip will be short-lived’ The drop follows an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran, but the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Dan McTeague, notes prices are still higher than this time last year. He adds he expects the current dip will be short-lived. “The war premium may very well have ended, but the deficit continues to hang over the reality. The deficit and supply. The world’s missing about 1.7 billion barrels of oil,” said McTeague. McTeague is predicting an expensive summer for drivers, which will drive-up inflation on other items, including groceries.
