Lower Mainland drivers may have spotted some welcome news on Wednesday morning after gas prices dropped by nearly a dime.

Some stations around the region were posting $1.51 per litre for regular after the price had been hovering around the $1.60 mark, or higher, for the last few weeks.

Patrick de Haan, head of petroleum analysis with GasBuddy.com, tells 1130 NewsRadio what’s behind the decline.

“Wholesale prices plummeted due to restoration of the Olympic pipeline.”

The Oregon pipeline was turned off as the state declared a state of emergency after a leak was detected late last month.

De Haan doesn’t expect drivers in the Lower Mainland to see another drop in prices at the pump in the coming days.

Last week, GasBuddy said Canada’s national average price for fuel went down, along with

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