The price of gas and diesel dropped significantly overnight across the Maritimes. Nova Scotia In the Halifax area, the minimum price of regular self-serve gasoline decreased by 9.9 cents to 171.7 cents per litre. Diesel prices decreased by 5.3 cents to a new minimum of 248.2 cents per litre. The minimum price for gasoline in Cape Breton is now 173.6 cents per litre and the minimum price for diesel is 250.1 cents per litre. The Nova Scotia Energy Board said it would invoke the interrupter clause to change the price of gasoline again at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The price of diesel will not be impacted by the change. Prince Edward Island The price of regular self-serve gasoline decreased by 10.3 cents on P.E.I. The new minimum price is 177.0 cents per litre. The minimum price of diesel dropped by 6.9 cents. Island motorists are now paying 243.5 cents per litre. New Brunswick Regular self-serve gasoline in New Brunswick decreased by 8.4 cents, bringing the maximum price to 172.4 cents per litre. Diesel prices decreased by 3.9 cents. The new maximum is 261.5 cents per litre.
