Category: Gasoline Prices in Oklahoma

Refinery outage sends prices higher in the upper Midwest

  An unplanned outage of a refinery in Indiana is sending gasoline prices higher in the upper Midwest. The U.S. Energy Information Administration explained the BP-owned and operated refinery in Whiting, Indiana is the largest in the Midwest and has been offline since a power outage on Feb. 1. As a result, the EIA said …

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Gas prices have fallen in Oklahoma but some are still paying $3.50 per gallon in one county

  Gasoline prices might have fallen in most of Oklahoma but AAA reports there are some counties with prices more than $3 a gallon. Coal County in the southeast has the highest average in the state and drivers in many of its cities such as Coalgate, Lehigh, tupelo and Clarita are paying an average of …

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Crude oil prices gained on drop in gasoline supplies

A big drop in U.S. gasoline stocks sent crude oil prices up nearly 1% on Wednesday and at the same time, Oklahoma energy stocks recorded increases. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 55 cents or 0.75% to finish at $73.86 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude finished 62 cents higher …

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Increasing gasoline prices return to Oklahoma

  Yes, gasoline prices are edging back up. AAA Oklahoma reported going into the weekend how prices rose in the state and across the country. The national average for a gallon of gas rose by a nickel since last week to $3.15. The upward trend is likely a combination of oil costs edging into the …

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Gasoline prices on the increase again

    Heading into the past weekend, Oklahoma gasoline prices had risen six cents from the previous week to an average of $2.66 a gallon according to AAA Oklahoma. Oklahoma City prices were up nearly a dime from a prior week. The national average had risen a penny to $3.10 per gallon and the increase …

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Republicans urge Biden to dump new fuel standards that heavily favor EVs

  Oklahoma U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin were among 43 Senate Republicans and 77 House members who urged the Biden administration this week to dump its proposed fuel economy regulations, something referred to as a de facto electric vehicle mandate. In a letter to the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), …

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Lowest gasoline prices in the U.S. are in Oklahoma

  It’s January and gasoline prices should be lower than the heavy summer time travel season. Going into the weekend, Oklahoma AAA reported the national average was $3.08, just a penny higher than the previous week. Oklahoma’s average was $2.60, lowest in the nation, but also two cents more than a week earlier. The national …

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Gas prices slip in Oklahoma but remain above $3 a gallon across the U.S.

  Oklahoma average gasoline prices were down heading into the weekend while the national average teased the $3 mark, but AAA says don’t bet on the U.S. average actually ever hitting $3 a gallon. “I wouldn’t bet the farm on the national average reaching $3 a gallon, even if we are tantalizingly close,” said Rylie …

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Gasoline prices continue their decline in Oklahoma and the US

  Heading into the past weekend, gasoline prices were down from 7 to 9 cents a gallon on average in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. AAA reported the national average for a gallon of gas dipped slightly by four cents since last week to $3.08.  One reason could be lower demand, as fewer people are fueling …

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2023 saw lower gasoline prices in the US

  U.S. retail gasoline prices in 2023 averaged $0.43 per gallon (gal) less than in 2022, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update. This decline was due, in part, to lower crude oil prices in 2023 compared with 2022 and higher gasoline inventories in the second half of …

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