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West Central Kentucky Gas Prices Follow National Upward Trend

Kentucky, Gas Prices
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West Central Kentucky gas prices have increased by nearly two cents this week to $2.421 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Gas prices are as much as 9 cents more expensive on the week in the Great Lakes and Central states (Kentucky, + 4 cents).  The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that the region is sitting on 55 million barrels of gasoline, the highest inventory for the region since early June 2017.  On the week, inventories built by 1.8 million barrels.

This week’s average prices: Western Central KY Average: $2.421
Average price during the week of January 22, 2018:  $2.406
Average price during the week of January 30, 2017: $2.120

Average prices of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas: 

$2.347        Bowling Green
$2.367        Elizabethtown
$2.599        Louisville
$2.380        Owensboro
$2.410        Paducah

On the National Front
At $2.58, the national gas price is four cents more expensive on the week.  Across the country, motorists in 47 states and Washington, D.C. have seen pump prices increase as much as 9 cents with the Great Lakes, Central, South and Southeastern states seeing the largest increases.  The EIA reports an increase on the week in gasoline demand and inventories.

Nationally, gas prices are 10 cents more expensive than one month ago and 30 cents more than one year ago. On the month, Iowa (+18 cents) has seen the largest increase. Compared to one year ago, motorists in Indiana (+52 cents) top the list for the largest increase, while New Mexico (+15 cents) has seen the smallest increase in the country.

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session on the NYMEX, West Texas Intermediate increased 63 cents to settle at $66.14.  Moving into this week, oil prices are likely to continue trending higher.  EIA’s latest weekly report highlights that U.S. crude inventories reached their lowest level in nearly three years at 411.6 million barrels.

Crude production in the U.S. continues to inch closer to a new 10 million barrel-per-day record, which most market analysts expect the U.S. to hit sometime this year.  Market observers remain cautiously optimistic about this year due to worries about growing production rates from large producers who are not participating in the OPEC production agreement.  These producers, such as the U.S., could thwart OPEC efforts to rebalance supply.

Motorists can find current gas prices at GasPrices.AAA.com.

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