Alberta refinery could help reduce compressed gas supply in BC: PM Horgan

LANGFORD, BC – British Columbia Premier John Horgan said Alberta could be the best place to increase refining capacity to increase fuel supply for the province. province.

The price of gasoline has been rising in BC for a month and the cost of a liter of gas in Metro Vancouver is hovering around $ 1.70.

Mr. Horgan explained that the problem was partly due to too much demand and insufficient supply, but added that the 30-cent increase in gasoline prices over the last three months seems to be the result of corporate gogging. oil.

The Prime Minister said that most refineries are close to the source of the product and that, given that Alberta has more skills, this could be the best location for new refining capacity.

In 2014, BC Newspaper magnate David Black proposed a $ 13 billion oil refinery on the north coast of British Columbia, and Horgan said he encouraged Black to present his plan to follow the regulatory process and environmental.

Motorists in the Greater Vancouver area pay more than 50 cents per liter of taxes to the federal and provincial governments, as well as carbon taxes and public transit. (CHNL)