Gas prices are projected to shoot up this weekend, according to GasBuddy.com, so drivers in B.C. better fuel up now.

Gas Price Alert George and many cities in should expect a 5-10 cent a litre increase @ the 鉀斤笍 beginning today

乌鸦传媒� Dan McTeague (@GasBuddyDan)

Analyst Dan McTeague said drivers in Vancouver Island will see a seven-cent-per-litre increase while the Okanagan has seen a hike of five to 10 cents already.

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Wholesale RBOB & CBOB... LIFTOFF... up 10c/gal Monday and up 7c/gal today. Ready for higher ?

乌鸦传媒� Patrick DeHaan (@GasBuddyGuy)

McTeague predicted a one-cent rise per litre on Thursday, adding that many gas stations in Metro Vancouver are already seeing a three-cent-per-litre spike.

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McTeague said it乌鸦传媒檚 mostly due to disruptions in two refineries in Washington state: Phillips 66 in Ferndale and BP Cherry Point.

High prices could last till the beginning of April, but drivers shouldn乌鸦传媒檛 expect much of a reprieve even then.

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He doesn乌鸦传媒檛 expect prices to rise to $1.50 per litre the way they did in 2014, but does see $1.40 or $1.45 becoming the new normal over the summer.

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