Fuel prices updated in 10 NWT communities

Effective today, fuel prices will be updated in 10 communities serviced by the Department of Infrastructure’s Petroleum Products Program.

Prices are being updated to reflect the cost of fuel delivered through the 2024 summer and fall resupply programs. The prices of heating and motive diesel will decrease in Jean Marie River, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbor, Tsiigehtchic, Ulukhaktok, and Whatì, and remain the same in Fort Good Hope. Gasoline prices will increase for Fort Good Hope, Łutselk’e, Sachs Harbor, Sambaa K’e, Tsiigehtchic, Ulukhaktok and Wrigley, primarily due to increased wholesale fuel costs.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is required to set retail fuel prices at amounts that recover the full laid-in cost of fuel, which includes the wholesale purchase cost and all transportation costs. Prices are adjusted at least twice per calendar year, after the summer barge resupply and after the winter road resupply, to correspond with changes to the cost of petroleum products and transporting these products to communities. Prices are also adjusted periodically for other reasons, including changes to the carbon tax program. The next price change due to the carbon tax program is scheduled for April 1, 2025.

The Department of Infrastructure manages the purchase, transportation and storage of bulk petroleum products for 16 NWT communities that are not serviced by the private sector. Ten of those 16 communities receive fuel through the GNWT’s summer resupply program or have had an increase due to dispensing costs: Łutselk’e, Whatì, Jean Marie River, Wrigley, Fort Good Hope, Tsiigehtchic, Ulukhaktok, Paulatuk, Sambaa K’e and Sachs Harbour.

More information, including up-to-date fuel prices in all communities serviced by the GNWT, can be found at https://www.inf.gov.nt.ca/en/services/fuel-services/prices.

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Infrastructure Communications
Department of Infrastructure
Government of the Northwest Territories
INF_Communications@gov.nt.ca

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