Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 0.4 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.36 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national average has not moved in the last week at $3.51 gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 20.5 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 3.6 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 10.2 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 13.0 cents lower than a year ago.
“While oil prices haven’t moved much higher, we are starting to see more chatter about refinery incidents as more of them finish maintenance and get back online, and this can lead to spikes in gasoline prices if several refineries see unexpected outages or longer than normal return to production times,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “So motorists should be vigilant that while I don’t expect prices across the nation to spike significantly, it’s a risk that’s on the table.“
