SASKATOON — Saskatoon's gas prices went up 13.8 cents a litre in the last week, owing to a refinery outage in the United States.
“Canada’s national average gas price saw a slight increase over the last week, largely driven by a major refinery outage in the United States that impacted prices in the Prairie provinces— specifically Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.
News outlet Reuters reported that a major outage occurred at BP's Whiting refinery in Indiana, which temporarily halted operations, due to flooding from severe thunderstorms.
According to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.,the national average increased 2.8 c/L in the last week to 137.70 c/L, compared to Saskatoon's 13.8 c/L and Regina's 8.9 c/L increases. The provincial increase was 6 c/L.
“While most other provinces saw smaller or more stable price changes, the outages pushed prices higher across much of the West. With those refinery issues beginning to ease, we may see some limited relief ahead. Oil prices, meanwhile, remain relatively stable in the low $60s, and barring major hurricane disruptions or shifts in the geopolitical landscape, gas price fluctuations across Canada may remain modest heading into fall,” said De Haan.
For live fuel price averages, visit http://FuelInsights.GasBuddy.com.
