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Western PA Motorists Paying Highest Memorial Day Gas Prices in Four Years

Pennsylvania, Gas Prices
Old gas pump by Andrew Taylor
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Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania have gone up four cents over the week to $3.099 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. 

Gas prices are 3- to 7-cents more expensive on the week for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states. New York and Connecticut both saw the largest jump of seven cents.

Today, 14 states tout an average of $3.00 or more. This count includes Pennsylvania ($3.08), which remains on the list of the ten most expensive markets.

Despite a nearly 675,000 barrel draw, inventories continue to measure above the 63 million barrel level. That being said, compared to this time last year, inventories are at a 7 million barrel deficit in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average: $3.099
Average price during the week of May 14, 2018: $3.059
Average price during the week of May 22, 2017: $2.632

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:      

$2.992      Altoona
$3.143      Beaver
$3.082      Bradford
$3.088      Brookville
$3.116      Butler
$3.093      Clarion
$3.070      Du Bois
$3.078      Erie
$3.147      Greensburg
$3.094      Indiana
$3.166      Jeannette
$3.132      Kittanning
$3.095      Latrobe
$3.091      Meadville
$3.135      Mercer
$3.112      New Castle
$3.097      New Kensington
$3.136      Pittsburgh
$2.982      Sharon
$3.089      Uniontown
$3.090      Warren
$3.156      Washington


On the National Front
Gas prices jumped 12 cents over the past 14 days, and six-cents since last Monday, landing the national average at $2.93 – the highest price point going into the Memorial Day weekend since 2014.

At the close of Friday’s formal trading session on the NYMEX, West Texas Intermediate fell 21 cents to settle at $71.28. Oil prices edged higher last week following the release of Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) weekly petroleum report that showed total crude inventories dropped by 1.4 million barrels. If this week’s EIA report shows another inventory draw, we can expect crude prices to continue climbing.

Additionally, at 2.57 million barrels per day, crude exports last week saw the highest rate ever recorded by EIA. The new record rate was 690,000 b/d more than the previous week and 1.48 million barrels per day more than this time last year.

Although the U.S. did not add any active oil rigs last week, according to Baker Hughes, Inc., the current total – 844 – is 124 more rigs than this time last year. 

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at GasPrices.AAA.com.

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Desk: 412-365-7274 / Cell: 412-905-9021 / Email: Garrity.James@aaaec.com

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