Rising gasoline prices greet drivers at the pumps

Prices at the gasoline pumps continue their climb upward, both in Oklahoma and across the U.S.

The latest average price in Oklahoma is $2.45, two cents more than a week ago, according to AAA Oklahoma. The new nationwide average is $2.69, six cents higher than last week.

In Oklahoma, Adair county next to the Arkansas state line has the lowest average at $2.35 a gallon while Ellis County in the west next to the Texas state line is highest with an average of $2.72 per gallon.

Oklahoma City gas prices have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.37/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 669 stations. Gas prices in Oklahoma City are 23.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, yet stand 2.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Oklahoma City is priced at $2.19/g today while the most expensive is $2.89/g, a difference of 70.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state today is $2.19/g while the highest is $2.89/g, a difference of 70.0 cents per gallon. The cheapest price in the entire country today stands at $1.75/g while the most expensive is $4.99/g, a difference of $3.24/g.

Historical gasoline prices in Oklahoma City and the national average going back a decade:
April 1, 2018: $2.34/g (U.S. Average: $2.65/g)
April 1, 2017: $2.07/g (U.S. Average: $2.33/g)
April 1, 2016: $1.79/g (U.S. Average: $2.06/g)
April 1, 2015: $2.23/g (U.S. Average: $2.41/g)
April 1, 2014: $3.38/g (U.S. Average: $3.55/g)
April 1, 2013: $3.42/g (U.S. Average: $3.63/g)
April 1, 2012: $3.73/g (U.S. Average: $3.93/g)
April 1, 2011: $3.43/g (U.S. Average: $3.63/g)
April 1, 2010: $2.67/g (U.S. Average: $2.79/g)
April 1, 2009: $1.91/g (U.S. Average: $2.03/g)

Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
Tulsa- $2.36/g, down 4.4 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.41/g.
Wichita- $2.40/g, down 3.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.44/g.
Oklahoma- $2.44/g, up 2.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.41/g.

“There’s no fooling motorists, gas prices have continued to surge. For the seventh straight week the national average has continued to rise, unabated, due to seasonal impacts. The run-up this spring has felt worse than prior years, and thus far, the national average is up nearly 50 cents per gallon from our 2019 low. Unfortunately, this a rut we’ll be stuck in yet for at least a few more weeks,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. ‘

AAA Oklahoma showed that Oklahoma’s average of $2.45 compared to $2.43 in Arkansas, $2.48 in Missouri, $2.49 in Kansas and Colorado, $2.41 in New Mexico and $2.48 in Texas.