Sharp rise in gasoline prices: the ordinary liter sold $ 1.48

The gas prices are much higher Wednesday morning in the fuel stations of Montreal and Laval.

The price of regular liter rises to nearly $ 1.48, an increase of ten cents to the price appears late after noon Tuesday.

However, according essencequebec.com website, prices remain much lower in other places in the outskirts of Montreal. The price of regular liter sells for between $ 1.28 and $ 1.31 in Monteregie in the Laurentians Lanaudière and in the Eastern Townships Eastern Townships and in the region Centre-du-Quebec.

A Quebec and around the price of a liter rises to $ 1.38.

The Montreal reclame price is $ 0.15 higher than the minimum price fixed for the current week by the Regie de l'energie. The gap is deeper than in the sharp increase in fuel prices of last February 5.

Tuesday morning, the price of crude oil was slight increase in the international markets. It was close to U.S. $ 97.50 a NYMEX New York, while a barrel of crude from the North Sea sold for U.S. $ 117.59.