‘It may come in spurts:’ gas prices forecast to continue upward trend for Nanaimo
NANAIMO — A spike in prices at the pump may be just the beginning for mid-Island residents.
A litre of regular gasoline in Nanaimo jumped from the mid-150 cents per litre to the high 160’s within the space of a few days in the last week, a sign of things to come according to GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan.
He said the provincial average is now 172.3 cents per litre.
“A lot of this comes on the heels of oil prices that have continued to rebound as China has re-opened its economy, boosting consumption. In addition, the Arctic blast that we saw back in late December is still having an impact on refineries in the U.S. and some in Canada.”