From $4.55, Mobil’s regular gas is now $4.65 for self-service. It is 13 cents higher when you get it full-service.
Premium gas went up from $4.87 to $4.97 and diesel from $4.86 to $5.11.
This is the sixth time gas prices went up this year.
From $4.12 last year, the price went up to $4.20 on Jan. 17, then to $4.25 on Feb. 2.
Prices then went up by 10 cents twice last month: to $4.35 on March 1 and to $4.45 on March 23 before it reached $4.55 on April 6.
Rep. Joe M. Palacios, R-Saipan, said gas prices are “going crazy” these days but “we don’t have control over those increases.”
He said the CNMI government should act immediately in pursuing renewable energy.
The CNMI, he added, should start to wean itself from fossils fuel and work on a request for proposals as quickly as possible.
He noted that government operations also require gasoline for vehicles.
Boyet Romero, a tour agent, said $50 worth of gas usually was enough to fill up the company vehicle he used. Not anymore, he added.
He also remembers that a few years ago, his own car could last two weeks with just $10 of gas. Now, it’s only good for two days.
