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Find out where the cheapest gas prices are across the Lower Mainland in Vancouver, Richmond, Aldergrove, and Surrey and what to expect this summer. | Tyler Orton Metro Vancouver gas prices may continue to climb over the next few weeks due to market volatility south of the border, according to an expert. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.com, says that local gas prices have seen some fluctuations recently due to "volatility in oil prices recently as it relates to the U.S. debt ceiling discussions." The U.S. government reached the $31.4 trillion debt limit in January, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has resorted to “extraordinary measures’’ since then to keep paying the bills. But Yellen has warned that Treasury will likely run out of money to meet all its obligations as soon as June 1, which is being described as the “X-date ." Gas prices could continue to climb up locally over the next few weeks, particularly if they reach an agreement, De Haan noted. "I’m hopeful that summer will be mostly spent under the $2/litre mark in B.C., but there could be some developments such as economic, refinery issues or hurricanes that drive prices up," he […]
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