N.S. gas prices predicted to dip slightly overnight

Nova Scotiansmight see some small savings at the pumps as of Friday.

CBC News reporter Robert Jones, who makes gas price predictions for the network,said he expectedthe price of gas to dip by three cents per litre and the price of diesel to go down by onecent overnight.

The price of fuel has been fluctuating of late, hitting record highs in recent weeksand prompting Nova Scotia's Utility and Review Board to invoke its interrupter clause on several occasions.

The instability has been largely attributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, butRoger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst at En-Pro International told CBC Newsthe supply of crude and refined oil would still be tight if the crisis was resolved.