Growing supplies and cheaper crude oil are helping gas prices stabilize or even decrease in some areas. For the week, the national average for regular edges down a penny to $2.87 a gallon. The Oregon average adds two cents to $3.18.
This is the first time since November that the national average has a week-over-week decline.
“Rising gasoline stock levels and declining crude prices mean less expensive gas prices could be coming but it’s too early to call it a trend just yet,” says Marie Dodds, public affairs director for AAA Oregon/Idaho. “For now, though, it looks like most areas won’t see big weekly jumps in pump prices unless we have a disruption in supplies.”
Oregon is one of 13 states with higher prices now than a week ago. Ohio (+8 cents) has the largest weekly increase. Delaware (-6 cents) has the largest weekly decline.
California ($3.90) and Hawaii ($3.66) continue to have the most expensive gas prices in the country. In all, 10 states and the District of Columbia are above $3, down from 11 states and D.C. a week ago.
The cheapest gas in the nation can be found in Mississippi ($2.59) and South Carolina ($2.60). For the 12th week in a row, no state has an average below $2 a gallon.
