It’s not what you’d call an ‘Olympic’ drop, but it’s a welcome surprise.

The Utility and Review Board knocked Nova Scotia’s regulated gas prices down by 3.6 cents a litre overnight.

Regular self-serve is now selling for $1.267 in metro, which will save $1.80 on a 50-litre fill-up.

The price of diesel rose by 0.9 cents a litre to $1.273 in metro.

At this time last year, drivers in metro were paying $1.31 for gasoline and $1.27 for diesel.

Oil was selling for $99.87 US a barrel, well above Thursday’s close of $89.39 U.S.