Category: Gasoline Prices in Oklahoma

Record air travel expected this July 4th holiday in Oklahoma

  AAA projects 50.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day weekend*, setting a record for the holiday. It includes a nearly 4% increase in Oklahoma including a record number of air travelers. The share of air travelers in the overall holiday forecast this year is an impressive 8.2% …

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Gas prices hold steady in Oklahoma as July 4th holiday approaches

  With the July 4th holiday right around the corner, gasoline prices appear to be holding steady in Oklahoma as the statewide average this week was $3.18 per gallon. AAA Oklahoma said the average was only a cent higher than a week ago and 6 cents less than what the average was one month earlier. …

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Quick energy reads

** Drivers in the state of Washington are celebrating the official start of summer with an unwelcome sight: America’s most expensive gas prices. The average cost of regular gasoline in Washington state has jumped by 32 cents over the past month to $4.93 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s 7 cents ahead of California, which is notorious for …

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Diesel fuel prices nearly a dollar cheaper than one year ago

  Just as gasoline prices plunged 31% in the past year across the U.S., falling from more than $5 a gallon to about $3, so have diesel fuel prices paid by most truckers. The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in Oklahoma was $3.44 as of Tuesday, two cents cheaper than a week …

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Summer driving is here—so what about gasoline prices?

  The start of summer is nearly here, and drivers are finding prices far lower than last year. AAA Oklahoma reported that lackluster demand and low oil costs are keeping gas prices relatively stable.  The national average for a gallon of gas remained stable since last week at $3.58, which is $1.43 less than a …

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Remember the nightmare of record high gasoline prices one year ago?

  One year ago Thursday, the Oklahoma gas price average reached $4.67 per gallon, setting an all-time record high. It’s almost like a bad dream. But gas prices in the state have dropped 31% since last year, with today’s gas price average sitting at $3.21 per gallon reported AAA. This year, recession fears due to …

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Sen. Lankford calls for repeal of “Superfund” tax felt at the gas pumps

  It’s called the Pay Less at the Pump Act and was introduced in Congress this week by U.S. Sens. James Lankford and John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming. Their plan is to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $10.5 billion “Superfund Tax” on American energy production. “As I predicted, the so-called ‘Inflation …

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Oklahoma launches study of alternative highway funding

  A statewide transportation research project mandated by the Oklahoma legislature is getting underway with a pilot project and it needs some help from Oklahomans across the state. It is called Fair Miles Oklahoma, an Oklahoma Department of Transportation research program aimed at identifying alternative approaches to funding the state’s transportation needs. The pay-per-mile pilot …

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Gasoline prices steady for now in Oklahoma—but it could change come July

  Gasoline prices are holding steady in Oklahoma while the experts are warning we can expect higher prices in the weeks to come because of the production cut decision by OPEC+ nations. The production cut by another million barrels of oil a day won’t take effect until July 1, so drivers might not see any …

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Higher gas prices could be ahead after latest Saudi oil production cut

  American drivers could be staring another jump in gasoline prices in the face and it is coming just as the summer driving season is here. Saudi Arabia announced another cut in oil production, meaning it will be sending less oil to the global economy. In turn, the move is seen as an effort to …

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