Regular self‑serve gasoline prices in New Brunswick dropped again on Friday night.
The province’s Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) activated its interrupter clause to make the adjustment.
An industry source said the clause was triggered because of market conditions.
This has lowered the maximum price of regular self‑serve by nearly eight cents to about $1.37 per litre, according to the EUB’s latest adjustment.
Diesel remains around $1.78 per litre, and furnace oil is holding near $1.70, with no changes reported following the Friday night update.
Earlier Friday, the EUB’s weekly price-setting had set the maximum for regular self-serve gas at $1.45, diesel at $1.78, and furnace oil at $1.70 per litre.
The price drop happened after the provincial government changed the rules under the Petroleum Products Pricing Act.
Now, an ethanol-gasoline blend called E10 will be used to set the benchmark prices for regular fuel in New Brunswick.
The province has said the change is expected to lower motorists’ costs, depending on market conditions.
In Nova Scotia, regular self-serve ranges from $1.31 to $1.35 per litre, while diesel is selling for between $1.62 and $1.66 per litre.
On Prince Edward Island, the price for regular self-serve is around $1.39 per litre, diesel costs around $1.71 per litre, and home heating oil is selling for a maximum of $1.19 per litre.
The New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board adjusts prices every Friday at 12:01 a.m.
