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Lower gas prices from a major drop in oil prices linked to a struggle for market share among the globe’s major producers is good “for now” for Lower Mainland motorists.

But don’t get used to it, says University of B.C. Sauder School of Business Prof. Werner Antweiler, as gasoline prices aren’t likely to stay at decreased levels.

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On Monday, oil prices made their biggest one-day drop, nearly 25 per cent for global benchmark Brent and West Texas intermediate, since the Gulf War in 1991.

While prices rebounded partly Tuesday, regaining as much as nine per cent, gas prices in the Lower Mainland, among the highest in Canada, dropped as much as 10 cents or more.

“For now, it’s good for consumers as the lower oil prices are passed through,” said Antweiler. “How long it will last — I don’t know.”

Ultimately Saudi Arabia, the leading member of OPEC, is trying to regain market share, market control and ultimately raise prices, which is why gas consumers shouldn’t count on lower prices lasting, said Antweiler.