Gas prices dip slightly overnight in N.S.

Posted Aug 9, 2013 07:16:25 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

There was a small drop in the prices of gas in Nova Scotia overnight.

Regular self-serve is down six-10ths of a cent to $1.34.6.

There was no change in the price of diesel. For a second week in a row, the minimum price remains at $1.30.2.

One year ago, drivers in N.S. were paying $1.33 for regular and $1.29 for diesel.

Oil was trading at $93.36 U.S. a barrel, almost $10 less than yesterday’s closing price of $103.40.

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