Hurricane Harvey’s repercussions are being felt as far north as Canada and it’s hitting Montrealers at the pumps.
Gas prices were averaging nearly $1.16 per litre on Tuesday.
But according to Dan McTeague, a gas industry expert with Gasbuddy.com, Montrealers across the island could be waking up to pay up to 15 cents more per litre Wednesday morning.
“How does anybody who drives a car feels like?” asked Judy, who was filling up at an Ultramar in Côte Saint-Luc on Tuesday. “Its awful. It’s going up and up and up and it never goes down.”
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Some major Texas refineries have shut down their operations because of flooding or as a precautionary measure.
Many of their pipelines feed the north which means a shortage is looming.
Last week, Montreal was enjoying a low in prices but since Harvey hit the U.S., the trend is upwards.
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Some Montrealers were rushing to gas stations to fill up before the potential hike.
“I feel bad,” driver Roger Milo said. “If you have a car, you need the gas. We have no choice, we have to pay.”
McTeague said Montrealers will have to get used to high gas prices for at least a couple of days.