{"id":5361,"date":"2026-03-31T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/?p=7599222"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:30:13","slug":"okanagan-kamloops-gas-prices-jump-as-b-c-leads-country-in-expensive-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5361\/okanagan-kamloops-gas-prices-jump-as-b-c-leads-country-in-expensive-fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Okanagan, Kamloops gas prices jump as B.C. leads country in expensive fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war in Iran rages on, and the fallout of rising oil prices continues to hit pumps in the Okanagan and Kamloops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas prices are around $1.91 with the cheapest price at $1.89 in Kelowna. <a href=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5100\/gas-prices-in-kelowna-vernon-plummet-while-the-rest-of-b-c-isnt-so-lucky\/\">Before the war started the lowest price was $1.07.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lowest price in Vernon is $1.63, but many stations are also selling at $1.91, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.GasBuddy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GasBuddy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other nearby cities are faring a little better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Kamloops, the cheapest price is $1.74 with many stations sitting at $1.79 and in Penticton it\u2019s the same lowest price but many stations are at $1.75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B.C. has the highest provincial average price at $1.98 with Vancouver taking the prize for highest gas price at $2.15. The national average is currently $1.76 a litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Texas Intermediate crude oil, often used as a benchmark for North American crude oil prices, has gone from $65 USD per barrel on Feb. 26 to $102 USD a barrel today, March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy.com\u2019s head of analysis, previously told iNFOnews <a href=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7578684\/no-end-in-sight-to-rising-gas-prices-in-okanagan-kamloops\/\">these price hikes aren\u2019t likely to drop to pre-war levels for months<\/a>, especially as demand continues to rise in the spring and summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The war has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, which roughly 20 per cent of the world\u2019s oil passes through, spiking oil prices around the planet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De Haan said reopening the strait would drop prices, but they would still likely be higher than they were in February as the market readjusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlthough Canada being a major oil producer certainly does insulate itself from the realistic supply disruptions,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not just Canadians paying a higher price, it\u2019s Europeans, it\u2019s Americans. Unfortunately this is the reality of the global market.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/gas\/\">For the latest roundup of gas prices in Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton, check out this handy iNFOnews.ca webpage.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B.C. has the highest provincial average price at $1.98 with Vancouver taking the prize for highest gas price at $2.15. 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