The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission approved the following petroleum pricing decisions, effective 12:01 a.m., Sunday, November 1, 2009:
• Gasoline prices will increase by 3.1 cents per litre (cpl);
• Furnace and stove oil prices will increase by 2.5 cpl;
• Diesel prices will increase by 2.0 cpl in the dealer pricing schedule and 3.0 in the commercial consumer schedule; and
• Propane prices will increase by 0.7 cpl for Superior Propane, by 0.8 cpl for Irving Energy Distribution and Marketing and by 1.5 cpl for Kenmac Energy Inc.
Including taxes, pump prices for regular unleaded gasoline at self-serve outlets will now range from 102.6 cpl to 104.7 cpl.
Continued escalation of wholesale market pricing of all refined products necessitates the petroleum product price increases announced today.
The Commission's next scheduled price adjustment will be on November 15, 2009.