Gasoline prices across Oklahoma joined other states in recent days in going up for motorists at the pump, reaching a statewide average of $2.74 per gallon.
The new average, according to AAA, is three cents higher than a week ago and two cents more than a month earlier. Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular is slightly higher than a week ago and 5 cents higher than a month ago.
What’s behind the climb? Nicer weather has people out and driving, thus making for a gain in demand. What also is helping keep prices lower than a year ago is the lower crude oil prices which are in the $62 and $63 range compared to $82 a barrel one year ago.
Oklahoma City’s average is $2.72, 5 cents higher than last week and 9 cents more than a month earlier. AAA’s pricing competitor, GasBuddy reported a few stations in Oklahoma City are selling gas at $2.29 per gallon.
Tulsa motorists are paying an average of $2.70 per gallon, up one cent from last week and down 3 cents from one month ago. GasBuddy’s cheapest gas in Tulsa was $2.46.
Lawton’s average is $2.71 or 9 cents higher than last week and 7 cents above the average from a month earlier.
Southeast Oklahoma’s Coal County has the highest average at $3.28 and Ellis County in the northwest is second highest at $3.05 per gallon.
Lowest county average in the state belongs to Beckham County in the west with a $2.62 average. Bryan and Okmulgee Counties are only one cent higher.
AAA cited the most expensive and cheapest states where to get gasoline.
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.80), Hawaii ($4.51), Washington ($4.28), Oregon ($3.92), Nevada ($3.87), Alaska ($3.64), Illinois ($3.42), Arizona ($3.37), Pennsylvania ($3.35), and Idaho ($3.32).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.68), Oklahoma ($2.71), Texas ($2.74), Louisiana ($2.75), Alabama ($2.78), Tennessee ($2.79), South Carolina ($2.80), Arkansas ($2.80), Kentucky ($2.83), and Kansas ($2.83).
