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AAA: Gas Prices Dip in Pennsylvania

Gas prices are two cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.634 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average                         $3.634
Average price during the week of February 19, 2024                                       $3.655
Average price during the week of February 27, 2023                                       $3.766


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

$3.642      Altoona
$3.665      Beaver
$3.605      Bradford
$3.577      Brookville
$3.584      Butler
$3.551      Clarion
$3.581      DuBois
$3.624      Erie
$3.654      Greensburg
$3.678      Indiana
$3.683      Jeannette
$3.617      Kittanning
$3.684      Latrobe
$3.687      Meadville
$3.699      Mercer
$3.513      New Castle
$3.530      New Kensington
$3.687      Oil City
$3.635      Pittsburgh

$3.666      Sharon
$3.687      Uniontown
$3.699      Warren
$3.633      Washington

Trend Analysis: 

After suddenly spiking more than a dime two weeks ago, the national average for a gallon of gas is a penny cheaper this week at $3.26.  Today’s average is 16 cents more than a month ago but 10 cents lower than a year ago. News that the large BP-Whiting refinery in Indiana, offline since early February due to power issues, is reopening soon may have contributed to easing prices at the pump. The refinery processes nearly 440,000 barrels of crude daily, and the shutdown caused gasoline prices throughout the Midwest to rise.  

According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gas demand mostly remained flat at 8.2 million barrels per day last week. Total domestic gasoline stocks declined slightly by 300,000 barrels to 247 million barrels. Flat demand, amid falling supply, has helped to stabilize the national average this week.

At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, West Texas Intermediate increased by 87 cents to settle at $77.91. Oil prices rose with a softer dollar and continuing attacks in the Red Sea, causing the market to remain concerned that shipping routes will be hindered as hostilities linger. Additionally, total domestic commercial crude stocks increased by 3.6 million barrels to 443 million barrels last week.

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

AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 70 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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