AAA: Gas Prices Spike in PA as Crude Prices Rise

Gas prices are 16 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.493 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
As the summer driving season continues and geopolitical tensions are on the rise, gas prices have increase over the past week. Today’s national average of $3.14 is two cents higher than last week as crude oil prices have spiked. After Israel attacked Iran late last week, the price of crude immediately rose by almost $10 per barrel. Most of the cost of a gallon of gas is in direct correlation to the price of crude oil. As it currently stands, these are the highest oil prices since mid-February. Pump prices are still 30 cents cheaper than last June as oil supply in the market is outweighing demand.

With the continuing conflict between Israel and Iran, a key point is what will happen in The Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran. It connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The strait is deep enough and wide enough to handle the world’s largest crude oil tankers, and it is one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints where about 30% of global oil supplies move. So far, maritime traffic through the Strait has not been blocked.

Western Pennsylvania Averages

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

$3.521      Altoona
$3.508      Beaver
$3.619      Bradford
$3.375      Brookville
$3.574      Butler
$3.426      Clarion
$3.385      DuBois
$3.277      Erie
$3.389      Greensburg
$3.565      Indiana
$3.572      Jeannette
$3.648      Kittanning
$3.206      Latrobe
$3.547      Meadville
$3.564      Mercer
$3.364      New Castle
$3.527      New Kensington
$3.526      Oil City
$3.537      Pittsburgh
$3.412      Sharon
$3.579      Uniontown
$3.664      Warren
$3.564      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.65), Hawaii ($4.47), Washington ($4.37), Oregon ($3.99), Nevada ($3.79), Alaska ($3.65), Illinois ($3.43), Pennsylvania ($3.30), Idaho ($3.29), and Utah ($3.26).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.66), Tennessee ($2.70), Oklahoma ($2.72), Texas ($2.73), Louisiana ($2.75), Alabama ($2.76), Arkansas ($2.79), Missouri ($2.82), South Carolina ($2.85), and Kansas ($2.85).

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (51 cents), West Virginia (51 cents), Tennessee (49 cents), Hawaii (45 cents), Montana (45 cents), Louisiana (44 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), Kentucky (42 cents), and Arkansas (42 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Missouri (27 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Delaware (30 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (30 cents), Iowa (32 cents), New Mexico (32 cents), Massachusetts (33 cents), and Colorado (33 cents).

Motorists can find current gas prices nationwide, statewide, and countywide at gasprices.aaa.com.

AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 69 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members. News releases are available at news.eastcentral.aaa.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
 

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