Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline was $4.59 per gallon on May 23, the highest inflation-adjusted price since 2012 and the fourth-highest price on record. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that on a nominal basis, it is the all-time highest price for gasoline in …
Category: Gasoline Prices in Oklahoma
16 counties in Oklahoma have gasoline prices higher than $4
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma continue a slow climb upward and as of Tuesday at least 16 of the state’s 77 counties had averages better than $4 a gallon. The highest average in the state is in Coal County where prices are $4.60 a gallon. The range of $4-plus gasoline is not just in the …
Lawmaker accuses ABQ gas station of price gouging
While Democrats in Congress are taking their gasoline price-gouging accusations against the oil and gas industry to include a proposed bill, a New Mexico legislator reached a new level. He accused an Albuquerque gas station of price gouging with its nearly $7 a gallon price according to the Albuquerque Journal. Click here for Albuquerque …
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** ConocoPhillips is suing the state of Alaska to stop it from publicly releasing well data associated with its huge Willow oil discovery, located on the western edge of the state’s North Slope oil fields. ** Gasoline prices are set to hit $6 a gallon on average in the US, says JPMorgan. Strong demand for …
GOP Senators say Biden–not Putin is to blame for high gasoline prices
Led by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford, Republican Senators on Wednesday bashed President Biden and blamed him for the rising gasoline prices that have smacked Americans where it hurts. “He knows the math on this,” said Lankford during a Capitol Hill news conference where he said Putin’s war against Ukraine is not to blame …
Ouch! Record pain at the pump in Oklahoma
Mark May 11, 2022 on your calendars as the day Oklahoma set a record high gasoline price of $3.98 per gallon. The American Automobile Association reported Wednesday the new high broke the previous record of $3.95 set on July 16, 2008. The record came after prices jumped 3 cents from Tuesday to Wednesday. The …
Federal bank study says oil producers aren’t to blame for high gasoline prices
So you want to blame oil producers for the record high gasoline prices, huh? It’s what President Biden wants to do. A new study, by of all groups, the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, says there is no quick fix to the problem. Further, the study concluded that the high prices are not the result …
$4 gasoline hits Oklahoma
The gas hike has hit Oklahoma—hard. More counties now have average gasoline prices of $4 or more than in previous months with the highest average in Coal County where motorists are paying an average $4.32 for a gallon of regular gasoline. The price jump fell in line with what’s happening nationally where the American …
Gasoline prices edge upward in Oklahoma
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma and across the U.S. rose two cents a gallon in the past week reaching a statewide average of $3.80 and an average of $4.18 across the nation. The American Automobile Association reported on Sunday that Oklahoma prices were $3.78 a week ago and $3.79 one month ago. A year ago, …
Iowa gas stations soon to be required to sell higher blends of ethanol
Iowa is about to get a new law requiring most gas stations in the state to sell higher ethanol blends. The Iowa House and Senate approved the measure this week, sending it to Gov. Kim Reynolds who immediately said she would sign it into law reported the Iowa Capital Dispatch. Click here for Iowa …