The Public Utilities Board decreased prices for gasoline, diesel and heating fuels, except propane, Thursday.
The new maximum prices for all regulated petroleum products in all areas of the province, except in areas of Labrador where prices are frozen for the winter months, fell on average about two cents a litre.
The changes included:
* all types of gasoline will decrease by 2.2 or 2.3 cents per litre (cpl) - depending on the HST rounding impact;
* ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD) will decrease by 1.9 or 2.0 cpl - * also depending on HST rounding;
* No. 2 blend furnace oil will decrease by 1.62 cpl;
* stove oil will decrease by 1.35 cpl, and;
* residential propane used for home heating purposes will increase by 0.7 cpl.
Burin Peninsula pump prices now fix regular self-serve gasoline at $1.109 cpl; full service is $1.139 and diesel is $1.079.
Heating fuels are set at 77.94 cpl for furnace oil; 81.94 for stove oil and propane is 74.40.
