Gasoline prices increased in about a dozen states including Oklahoma in the past week and pushed the national average up a penny to $1.78 a gallon.
Oklahoma’s average rose 5 cents from a week ago to $1.42 according to AAA Oklahoma. Oklahoma City’s average rose four cents to $1.44 as the city kissed goodbye to 90 cent gasoline as reported by GasBuddy.
GasBuddy reported the lowest price in Oklahoma City on Thursday was $1.07 a gallon.
AAA said Tulsa’s average was up six cents to $1.37 while gasoline prices in Lawton rose only two cents, reaching an average of $1.35 per gallon.
The highest averages are still in the Panhandle where gasoline in Texas County where most pumps in the city of Guymon are pumping it at an average of $1.75.
As for the cheapest gasoline in Oklahoma, AAA reports it is in Adair County next to the Arkansas state line and the average is $1.27. Gasoline is only a penny higher in Pushmataha County and drivers in the county seat of Antlers pay an average of $1.28 a gallon.
But cheap gas at an average $1.33 a gallon is also reported in Love County in the south next to the Texas state line, Kiowa County in the southwest and Garfield and Grant counties in the north close to the Kansas state line.
Oklahoma’s average of $1.42 compares to $1.48 in Kansas, $1.71 in Colorado, $1.74 in New Mexico, $1.50 in Texas,$1.43 in Arkansas and $1.46 in Missouri.
State gas price averages increased for less than a dozen states in the last week, but they were large enough jumps to push an increase to the national average. At $1.78, today’s average is a penny more expensive than last week, 16 cents less than a month ago and $1.11 cheaper than last year at this time.
“As some states begin to re-open businesses, those states will likely see demand increase and pump prices will likely follow suit,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson. “Although U.S. gasoline demand has incrementally increased, it remains below 6 million b/d.”
On the week, the Great Lakes and Central region saw double-digit increases in a few states, but the bulk of the country saw decreases of a nickel or less. Pump price fluctuation will continue across the country in coming weeks, especially as more states re-open and motorists begin driving more.
