Kamloops gas prices expected to drop leading into the weekend
KAMLOOPS — As gas prices are expected to skyrocket across the Lower Mainland due to a pipeline explosion near Prince George, prices at the pumps in Kamloops are expected to drop.
Dan McTeague, senior petroleum analyst with GasBuddy.com, says the average gas price in Kamloops is currently around $1.349, but that could drop a few cents by the weekend.
“I would expect that into the weekend we could see a lot of prices here in the Thompson and the Okanagan moving down below $1.30 a litre,” McTeague says.
It’s a stark contrast to what’s going on in the Lower Mainland, which receives most of its gasoline from refineries in Washington, McTeague says. Prices are spiking across the south coast due to the pipeline explosion, which is affecting refineries in the United States.