{"id":6715,"date":"2026-07-28T13:54:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/6715\/gas-prices-skyrocket-in-kamloops-okanagan\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:54:33","slug":"gas-prices-skyrocket-in-kamloops-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/6715\/gas-prices-skyrocket-in-kamloops-okanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas prices skyrocket in Kamloops, Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re gobsmacked at the pumps in the Okanagan today you aren\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas prices are up to around $1.96.9 throughout the region, including Kamloops, Kelowna and Vernon but several gas stations in Penticton have prices a bit lower, around $1.93.9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices skyrocketed $0.30 at some gas stations like an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gasbuddy.com\/station\/107094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Esso in Vernon<\/a> which was at $1.65 at 8 a.m. on July 28 and now it\u2019s at $1.96.9 just a few hours later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lowest gas price in Kelowna is $1.89.9, in Kamloops it\u2019s much lower at $1.66.9, in Vernon it\u2019s $1.64.9 and in Penticton it\u2019s $1.91.9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average gas price in B.C. is $1.95 as the <a href=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7771827\/netanyahu-praises-first-meeting-with-trump-since-launching-the-iran-war\/\">U.S.-Israel war with Iran<\/a> enters its sixth month and the future of the Strait of Hormuz remains uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gas prices are up as oil prices decline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brent crude oil is at $78.72 USD a barrel. When gas first hit the <a href=\"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5697\/expert-prediction-grim-as-gas-prices-hit-2-in-kamloops-okanagan\/\">$2 a litre mark back in May<\/a> Brent crude oil was around $114 USD a barrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gasbuddy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to find cheap gas on Gasbuddy.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The average gas price in B.C. is $1.95 as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its sixth month and the future of the Strait of Hormuz remains 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