Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen one cent per gallon in the past week to $2.30 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.43, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday in Savannah were $1.02.9 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 15.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 18 cents per gallon during the last month and stands $1.09.3 cents per gallon lower than one year ago.
“While the West Coast will continue to see relief in the week ahead, motorists in the Great Lakes should be on high alert after refinery issues have developed, and as they see gasoline specifications improve ahead of the getting to the final “summer gasoline” product that we often talk about,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst. “I would expect some volatility in gas prices in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin in the next two weeks due to this issues.
“Around the rest of the country, prices in some areas may drift higher with improved gasoline blends showing up as well, but it’s important to note that even with increases factored in, motorists are still seeing considerable savings versus gas prices last year.”
DeHaan said crude oil prices closed last week near their January lows on news of plentiful crude oil inventories, which may begin to weigh on gasoline prices, once refineries conclude maintenance and throttle up utilization rates.
“In the end, it could mean even lower gasoline prices for motorists during the summer than GasBuddy previously expected, barring other refinery issues or unpredictable issues,” DeHaan said.
States seeing the largest drop in gas prices versus one year ago:
Indiana, down $1.52/gallon
Michigan, down $1.47/gallon
Ohio, down $1.47/gallon
Illinois, down $1.38/gallon
Colorado, down $1.37/gallon
States with the smallest drop in gas prices versus last year:
California, down 57c/gallon
Nevada, down 65c/gallon
Oregon, down 69c/gallon
Washington, down 74c/gallon
Alaska, down 93c/gallon
