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[Bingo]

Massive flooding in southeast Texas has already impacted gasoline prices in the surrounding area, and one expert says the same could soon happen in Canada.

 

Hurricane Harvey's remnants left much of Houston underwater on Sunday, and the National Weather Service says it's not over yet:

Some parts of Houston and its suburbs could end up with as much as another 1.3 metres of rain.

The storm has affected about 2.2 million barrels per day of refining capacity in the United States, including ExxonMobil, Shell and Phillps 66 operations that began shutting down Sunday.

Vancouver, Victoria and most of B.C. should expect a hike of about three cents a litre, while Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon and Winnipeg may see prices rise three to eight cents a litre

Toronto and most of Ontario are in store for a five-cent hike, while Montreal may see the biggest jump — as much as a 15-cent increase to about 127.9 cents a litre by mid-week.

"For the Maritimes and Newfoundland, which follow last week's prices under their regulated price regimes, a five cent a litre increase should be expected with the possibility that their 'interrupter clause' may be deployed before Thursday and Friday," McTeague said Monday.

http://www.cbc.ca/ne...mpact-1.4264874

 

[GaryRanson]

I am surprised they didn;t use the Solar Eclipse as an excuse to raise prices last week!

[HB]

Up in whitehorse is and has been 106.9 for months...and the fuel that comes to Whitehorse and as far nortb as Dawson acity comes in tankers that travel north on a barge that is towed to skagway from Seattle. Victoria gets screwed on a regular basis and then they sit back and laugh at their made up excuses

Edited by HB, 28 August 2017 - 01:45 PM.

[Bingo]

I am surprised they didn;t use the Solar Eclipse as an excuse to raise prices last week!

Haven't you heard.. it was the solar eclipse which caused the high tides, the hurricane, the flooding and the off-course missile launch from NK.

Can pestilence be far behind?

[Bingo]

CALGARY — Greater Victoria gas prices are expected to remain relatively stable despite anticipated hikes in the eastern part of the country after hurricane Harvey forced many refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast to shut down. Changes in the Canadian market are likely to be felt in the eastern part of the country, where there is a logistical connection to the Gulf of Mexico.

Greater Victoria’s prices are more reliant on refineries on the West Coast of the U.S., Parent said.

http://www.timescolo...ices-1.22237555

 

I am skeptical that this will be the case. They often raise the prices this time of year when some of the refineries in the US convert to heating oil.

US refineries on the Westcoast will be picking up the shortfall, and we in Victoria will likely feel the drip, drip, drip at the pumps sooner or later.

[Jackerbie]

I am surprised they didn;t use the Solar Eclipse as an excuse to raise prices last week!

 

...that was one of the excuses used in Metro Van for the increase. We were sitting at 141.9

[Rob Randall]

We borrowed a friend's pickup and I said I'd fill it up as thanks. I paid $135 in gas yesterday. Yikes. And that was before the anticipated price increase.

[Mike K.]

What in tarnations were you driving?

 

You can't even fit $135 worth of regular fuel into an Escalade (at $1.299) 

[Mattjvd]

What in tarnations were you driving?

You can't even fit $135 worth of regular fuel into an Escalade (at $1.299)

Most full sized trucks (Silverado, F150, etc) have ~100L tanks standard, with 'range' options for 120L+

Edited by Mattjvd, 29 August 2017 - 12:37 PM.

[Mike K.]

But that's the thing, those trucks max out at 98L (26US gallons) unless you get behind the wheel of an extended bed one-heck-of-a-beast.

[Mattjvd]

But that's the thing, those trucks max out at 98L (26US gallons) unless you get behind the wheel of an extended bed one-heck-of-a-beast.

I might have edited after you were replying, sorry. They have options for 36 US gallon (136.08L) tanks.

[Rob Randall]

It was this beast:



Come to think of it, we put $145 in it yesterday.

We were just south of Duncan and. I insisted there was enough in the tank to get us to the Mill Bay Co-Op. The needle was *just*below E. My better half disagreed so I immediately pulled over and put five bucks in. While I was in the washroom she put another $10 in. When we got to Mill Bay. I filled it up and the cost was $130 and I don't know if the tank was truly full or if that's the price limit of the pump.

Edited by Rob Randall, 29 August 2017 - 01:00 PM.

[Bingo]

It was this beast:

Come to think of it, we put $145 in it yesterday.

We were just south of Duncan and. I insisted there was enough in the tank to get us to the Mill Bay Co-Op. The needle was *just*below E. My better half disagreed so I immediately pulled over and put five bucks in. While I was in the washroom she put another $10 in. When we got to Mill Bay. I filled it up and the cost was $130 and I don't know if the tank was truly full or if that's the price limit of the pump.

 

The gas is three cents a litre less in Duncan, but I don't suppose with the HEMI engine it's worth driving over the "hat" to buy gas.

[Rob Randall]

We definitely wanted to wait for Mill Bay because we have a Co-Op membership. Even if I ran out of gas I'd just coast down the Malahat amirite?

Just to show how out of touch I am, I was sure filling it up would only cost like, eighty bucks, tops. And it took so long. I only fill my tiny Nissan and it takes just over a minute or so.

Edited by Rob Randall, 29 August 2017 - 01:27 PM.

[Mike K.]

Holy smokes, yeah a Hemi will suck back like nobody's business. That sucker NEEDS a big tank like that just to keep you out of the gas station more than twice a week.

I'm writing this as a 3500 drives past, lol.

[MarkoJ]

I hope gas prices go up to get all these Hemis/massive trucks off the road. It's already ridiculous enough that you don't have to pay luxury tax on trucks

[Mike K.]

Whatever, hippy!

[Bingo]

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CALGARY — Greater Victoria gas prices are expected to remain relatively stable despite anticipated hikes in the eastern part of the country after hurricane Harvey forced many refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast to shut down. Changes in the Canadian market are likely to be felt in the eastern part of the country, where there is a logistical connection to the Gulf of Mexico.

Greater Victoria’s prices are more reliant on refineries on the West Coast of the U.S., Parent said.

http://www.timescolo...ices-1.22237555

 

 

I am skeptical that this will be the case. They often raise the prices this time of year when some of the refineries in the US convert to heating oil.

US refineries on the Westcoast will be picking up the shortfall, and we in Victoria will likely feel the drip, drip, drip at the pumps sooner or later.

 

TODAY the prices range from 130.9 at Costco to an average across town of 135.9 up to 137.9 at the Shelbourne and Pear St. Chevron

http://www.victoriagasprices.com/

 

[lanforod]

Because Mike only posted in a locked thread... 2c gas tax increase incoming...

[Mike K.]

I did? Dang its. 

 

Thanks for posting here.