Oil companies and retailers endured a barrage of pointed questions in front of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board Thursday in their effort to undo a provincial government decision to eliminate refinery environmental charges from fuel prices starting next week.
‘We desperately need help,’ company tells Energy and Utilities Board at special hearing
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· Posted: Nov 27, 2025 2:41 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Petroleum retailers packed the Energy and Utilities Board hearing room Thursday as the regulator heard arguments about the need for a new fuel charge to replace the one the Holt government is terminating on Monday. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
Oil companies and retailers endured a barrage of pointed questions in front of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board Thursday in their effort to undo a provincial government decision to eliminate refinery environmental charges from fuel prices starting next week.
Board Chair Christopher Stewart pressed David Knight of the Convenience Industry Association of Canada on if he was asking the energy tribunal to effectively change a decision the legislature has already made.
“Isn’t that a statement by the legislature,” Stewart said about the coming pricing change.
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