Gas prices up across the Maritimes after unscheduled adjustments

Gas prices spiked in Nova Scotia on Wednesday.

Gas prices increased significantly overnight in the Maritimes due to the ongoing conflict in Iran, which is starting to affect global oil supplies.

Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia Energy Board used the interrupter clause to change the price of gasoline and diesel.

The board said the changes are “necessary due to significant shifts in the market price.”

In the Halifax-area, the price of regular self-serve gasoline increased by 8.9 cents. The minimum price is now 147.7 cents per litre.

Diesel prices increased by 7.6 cents, bringing the minimum price to 191.2 cents per litre.

In Cape Breton, the new price of regular self-serve gasoline is 149.6 cents per litre and the price of diesel is 193.2 cents per litre.

Prince Edward Island

The price of regular self-serve gasoline increased by 6.9 cents on P.E.I. The minimum price is now 154.2 cents per litre.

Diesel prices on the Island increased by 10.4 cents. The new minimum price is 203.9 cents per litre.

New Brunswick

The price of regular self-serve gasoline in New Brunswick did not change. The maximum price remains 142.0 cents per litre.

The price of diesel increased by 9.6 cents. The maximum price is now 204.3 cents per litre.

“Provinces like New Brunswick and Newfoundland, they’re in for a pretty big surprise come Friday because their energy and petroleum regulators have delayed the increase, which should be passed on to motorist as soon as possible,” said Dan McTeague, a petroleum analyst in Toronto. “If you’re in those provinces, take advantage of it.”

With files from CTV News Atlantic’s Jonathan MacInnis