Gasoline prices in Oklahoma have moved upward slightly over the past week, reaching a new state average of $2.07 a gallon, or two cents a gallon more according to GasPrices.AAA.com.
“Gas prices have been rising across the nation and here in Oklahoma,” said Chuck Mai, spokesman for AAA Oklahoma. “The good news for motorists is that over the weekend, the state average reversed course—at least for the moment—and fell a penny.”
Oklahoma still has some of the cheapest gasoline in the U.S. Arkansas is lowest at $2.05 while Missouri and Oklahoma are tied at the $2.07 mark.
The cheapest gasoline in the State is in Lawton where the average is $1.94 a gallon. Shawnee’s average is $1.98 and the average in Idabel is $1.99. Highest prices remain in Stillwater where the average is $2.16. Guymon’s average is $2.10.
The average in Tulsa is up a dime a gallon from last week to hit $2.10 a gallon. Oklahoma City’s average is $2.04 is the same as last week.
The national average price increased 12 of the past 14 days, hitting a new average of $2.26 a gallon, or three cents higher than a week ago.
Over the weekend, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina saw the arrival of Hurricane Matthew and residents in those areas expressed significant concerns about the availability of gasoline leading up to and following the storm. Ports and fuel terminals in all three states were closed ahead of the storm. Fortunately, there were no refineries threatened by the path of the storm and by Friday afternoon many ports in southern Florida were already cleared by the Coast Guard and open to receive vessels.