Diesel, home heating oil reach record highs in New Brunswick

Diesel and residential heating oil hit file excessive costs in New Brunswick in a single day.

The utmost worth for diesel with supply, set by the New Brunswick Vitality and Utilities Board, jumped by greater than 16 cents from 230.3 cents per litre on Friday to the brand new worth of 246.9.

Dwelling heating oil additionally went up from 209.3 to 226.1.

This marks the best worth per litre for the 2 fuels within the province for the reason that province carried out the Petroleum Merchandise Pricing Act in 2006.

The newest worth hike caps off per week of untamed worth fluctuations for diesel within the province.

On Wednesday, the worth for diesel went up practically 10 cents from 215.5 to 224.1, earlier than falling to 221.9 on Thursday. Then got here consecutive will increase Friday and Saturday.

Dwelling heating oil took the same route. It went from 194.8 to 203.8 on Wednesday earlier than falling to 200.8 on Thursday. The Friday improve took the worth to 209.3 earlier than the Saturday improve moved the worth past 226.

The price of common unleaded gasoline has remained comparatively secure by means of the identical interval.

Throughout the Maritimes

The costs may very well be worse.

The worth of diesel within the RisePEI space elevated by about 17 cent in a single day bringing their worth to 253.4 per litre. 

Costs are the most cost effective within the RisePEI space and might be as a lot as two cents per litre extra outdoors the town.

The worth is even greater on Prince Edward Island the place motorists can anticipate to pay as a lot as 262.7 per litre for diesel.