Gasoline Hits $2 average in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma’s gasoline prices are now up to $2 a gallon, according to the latest report from AAA Oklahoma. The $2 threshold was broken on Saturday for the first time since mid-November 2015 but the average dipped slightly on Sunday, finally settling at $2.003. A week ago, the statewide average was $1.95 a gallon.

“There’s quite a range of gas prices across Oklahoma today,” said Chuck Mai, spokesman for AAA Oklahoma.

Purcell has the highest citywide average at $2.175 followed by Mustang at $2.138 and Ada at $2.132. Guymon has the lowest average at $1.877 followed by Wagoner at $1.892 and Sallisaw at $1.893.

The average in Oklahoma City is $2.005 compared to $1.925 a week ago. In Tulsa, the average is $1.971, an increase of about 6 cents a gallon over the past week.

 

Today

Last Week

Change From Last Week

4/18/2016

Change From 4/18/2016

Last Year

Altus

$2.021

$2.012

$0.009

$1.943

$0.078

$2.470

Ardmore

$1.918

$1.882

$0.036

$1.856

$0.062

$2.448

Bartlesville

$2.034

$1.939

$0.095

$1.904

$0.130

$2.359

Enid

$1.943

$1.923

$0.020

$1.851

$0.092

$2.384

Grove

$2.033

$1.908

$0.125

$1.891

$0.142

$2.383

Guymon

$1.877

$1.831

$0.046

$1.817

$0.060

$2.455

Idabel

$1.924

$1.917

$0.007

$1.899

$0.025

$2.497

Lawton

$1.975

$1.965

$0.010

$1.913

$0.062

$2.483

McAlester

$1.951

$1.920

$0.031

$1.848

$0.103

$2.360

Muskogee

$1.976

$1.861

$0.115

$1.896

$0.080

$2.335

OKC Metro

$2.005

$1.925

$0.080

$1.897

$0.108

$2.436

Ponca City

$2.013

$1.951

$0.062

$1.874

$0.139

$2.454

Shawnee

$1.957

$1.919

$0.038

$1.859

$0.098

$2.421

Stillwater

$2.061

$2.019

$0.042

$2.012

$0.049

$2.511

Tulsa Metro

$1.971

$1.910

$0.061

$1.898

$0.073

$2.353

Statewide

$2.003

$1.950

$0.053

$1.911

$0.092

$2.430

 

Source: AAA

 

 

 

 

 

Nationally, the most expensive markets are in California where the average is $2.80 a gallon, Hawaii at $2.67, and Washington at $2.55.

Oklahoma is still one of the cheapest states in the nation. Arkansas has an average of $1.99. Texas is at the same and Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma are at $2. a gallon.