Gasoline prices are up from a week ago as crude oil prices hovered around $80 a barrel.
Oklahoma saw a 13-cent jump in the past week moving from $2.58 a gallon last week to $2.71 this week, according to AAA.
However, GasBuddy also found gasoline pumped at $2.34 a gallon in Ardmore and $2.37 in Oklahoma City.
AAA reported the national average this week was a 5-cent increase from a week ago and 8 cents higher than a month ago.
Oklahoma City’s average is $2.67, 14 cents higher than last week and 23 cents more than one month ago.
The average in Lawton is $2.66, up from $2.50 last week. Tulsa’s average also jumped 16 cents in the past week, reaching $2.76 per gallon.
The lowest county average is $2.62 in Harmon while Woodward County in the northwest is at $2.66.
Highest county average belongs to Coal County in the southeast at $3.05 while Dewey County in the northwest has an average of $2.98 and nearby Ellis County averages $2.96.
“Domestic gasoline demand is low, so why are pump prices creeping higher? Look at the cost of oil,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “Global oil prices have surged due to strong winter heating fuel demand and new U.S. sanctions against Russia’s energy sector. Oil costs account for 56% of what you pay at the pump. So, more expensive oil leads to more expensive gas. But that said, there are still 26 states with averages below $3 a gallon for now.”