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        home > news > Automobiles > Gas Prices Drop Again After Brief Jump

        Gas Prices Drop Again After Brief Jump

        Oil prices falling despite threats in Middle East.

        Joseph Szczesny
        Joseph Szczesny , Executive Editor
        March 16, 2015
        After rising daily for more than a month, gas prices have dropped again.

        After rising by 20 cents per gallon, gasoline prices have begun to drop again slightly, according to the AAA Gas Gauge.

        A string of 40 consecutive daily price increases at stations across the country ended abruptly last month. It was the longest streak of rising prices in two years and due to the combination of rising crude oil costs, refinery maintenance and unplanned production problems in the Middle East where terrorism and warfare remain a threat.

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        During this period, average gas prices increased by 43 cents per gallon, but have fallen by a half cent since Saturday. While today’s price of $2.45 per gallon is three cents more than one week ago and 28 cents more than one month ago, pump prices continue to reflect a substantial yearly discount. Compared to the same date last year motorists are saving an average of $1.04 per gallon.

        Retail gas prices typically trend higher this time of year as suppliers undergo maintenance and plan to reduce winter grade fuel in preparation for the changeover to summer-grade gasoline, according to AAA.

        The biggest price increases have come along the West Coast, which has seen particularly dramatic run-ups over the last several weeks due to a number of supply issues. An explosion last month at ExxonMobil’s refinery in Torrance, California, has kept that facility running at severely reduced rates. Production at Tesoro’s refinery in Martinez, California, also remains limited as it aims to restart after recent planned maintenance.

        The result for motorists is a statewide average in California of $3.43 that is the highest in the nation, AAA reported.

        (Booming truck sales killing fuel economy average of new vehicles. For more, Click Here.)

        Meanwhile, the price of crude oil and crude oil futures dropped below the $50 per barrel level that had bolstered prices.

        April crude oil traded towards the top end of its recent trading range trading to highs of $52.40 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

        (Click Here for details about the number of vehicles getting less than 20 mpg are on the decline.)

        Last week, a return to bear market sentiment sent crude back down to the lower end of the range with April crude settling on Friday, March 13 at $44.84 – just 47 cents above the lows of $44.37 established on January 29, 2015. As prices fell throughout last week, the bears called for lower oil prices.

        The price dropped despite a gradual reduction of crude oil production. The low prices have also prices have forced major oil companies to re-evaluate investments in oil that expensive to recover, such as tar sands, but has not produced any kind of dramatic upward shift in crude futures.

        (To see more Ford launching F-150 production at a second plant, Click Here.)

        Predictions are that gasoline will remain a dollar or more less expensive than it was a year ago and the same pattern could well prevail in 2016 as oil prices struggle to recover.

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        3 responses to “Gas Prices Drop Again After Brief Jump”

        1. Jorge says:
          March 18, 2015 at 10:08 am

          I hope that some class action law firms file suits against the delivery couriers and airlines for failure to lower their fuel surcharge fees since fuel prices have dropped. Anyone charging the full shot on fuel surcharges is price gouging and should be held accountable.

          It’s worth noting that the end of shale oil production in the U.S. has already been discussed and is likely at these lower oil prices – which is exactly what OPEC intended when it refused to lower production. This is a trillion dollar game and he who has the most gold makes the rules.

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          1. Pierre says:
            March 23, 2015 at 2:47 pm

            Jorge

            Price gouging has been going on for decades. Do you see anyone taking charge and making accountable the big gas companies? NO! And no one will do it. So relax and take it like a big man.

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        2. Matt says:
          March 23, 2015 at 10:18 am

          While you may think that airlines are gouging by not reducing prices, there is a minor reason(pronounced excuse) that they aren’t exactly wrong in keeping prices high. See, ALL major airlines purchase their fuel in bulk contracts at one point in a given time frame (Southwest was the last airline that was actually really good with this and in turn, were able to undercut fare prices for years). So while gas prices have gone down significantly for us in the past several months, it could be several more months to a year until we see any reduction in airline fuel cost.

          This isn’t even taking consideration – and we very well should – of the fact that airlines use Jet A fuel which is priced quite differently than MoGas (motor vehicle gas).

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