With the Labor Day weekend behind us, gasoline prices in Oklahoma fell, no, they plunged, in some cases by 15 cents in the past week. The fall left Oklahoma among the lowest in the nation. AAA reports the state average fell 10 cents from $2.90 a week ago to $2.80 per gallon this …
Category: Gasoline Prices in Oklahoma
Casey’s store chain continues with big revenue gains
Casey’s General Stores, the fast-growing convenience store firm that has become a strong competitor of Love’s stores in Oklahoma and surrounding states reported first quarter earnings showing contined big growth. The Iowa-based chain reported a 6% gain in net income which totaled $180 million and EBITDA of $346 which was up 9% from …
Energy briefs
** A company that pledged to remove used wind turbine blades from a vacant Minnesota property to have them recycled in Ohio abruptly went out of business, leaving state regulators to decide whether to intervene. ** A North Dakota labor union accuses a wind energy developer of hiring out-of-state workers to build a project after promising to use …
Labor Day weekend begins celebration to end of long, hot summer
The unofficial end of summer, i.e. Labor Day holiday weekend, is about here and it means Oklahomans will join millions of others across the country in traveling on the highways or in the air to celebrate. One good thing—gasoline prices are cheaper and down this week to $2.92 a gallon. AAA reports that …
Oklahoma has nation’s lowest gasoline price average
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma continue dropping to their lowest levels in a few years, reaching a new statewide average of $2.89 per gallon, reports AAA. The Oklahoma average is the lowest of any state in the nation. Oklahoma’s average is a dime less than a week ago and and 24 cents below the $3.13 …
Energy briefs
** A fire broke out at a parking lot at Rivian Automotive’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois late on Saturday damaging many of its electric vehicles, the U.S. startup said on Sunday. ** The car industry is backing away from rolling out electric vehicles in favor of hybrid options, indicating more defeats to the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts …
Dems party in Chicago while the city sees higher gasoline prices
Oh oh….while Democrats party at their national convention in Chicago and call the Kamala Harris effort to win the White House a campaign of joy, there is not joy at the gas pumps in Chicago. Prices are 20% to 23% higher than the national average. Refinery outages in the Windy City and in Ohio …
Gasoline taxes hold steady for many states
Ever wonder what taxes you are paying when you pull up to the pumps and fill up with a tankful of gasoline? The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported this week that state taxes and fees on gasoline and diesel fuel averaged 33 cents a gallon for gasoline and 35 cents a gallon for …
Oklahoma gas prices drop below $3 a gallon average
For the first time in months, the average price of gasoline fell below $3 a gallon this week in Oklahoma. Based on information from AAA, the new statewide average is $2.99 a gallon, down four cents from a week ago and 13 cents from a month ago. AAA reported the national average fell a …
Gov. Newsom now wants to avoid gas shortages
The most recent oil and gas announcement from Califoria Gov. Gavin Newsom just raises a lot of eyebrows. A plan to avoid gas shortages. Coming from a political leader who dislikes oil and gas and carries the ball at every opportunity to end oil and gas operations in his state, Gov. Newsom now wants …