West Central KY Gas Prices Decrease Again
West Central Kentucky gas prices are lower by 4 cents this week decreasing to $2.109 a gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Fuel Gauge report. The national average is $2.223.
On the National Front
The average price at the pump has fallen for 15 of the last 16 days, for a total savings of 4 cents per gallon. The national average currently sits at $2.22 per gallon, which is two cents less than one week ago. It is one cent more year-over-year. The National average is down 17 cents per gallon versus the 2016 peak price reached in June ($2.39).
This year’s seasonal refinery maintenance continues across the United States and select regional markets are still under pressure as a result of planned and unplanned maintenance. The East Coast is enduring the fall turnaround season with rumors of refinery outages in the Philadelphia area. Although gasoline demand typically retreats during the fall due to lower driving demand and the switchover to winter-blend gasoline, continued unplanned outages could create volatility and put pressure on the national average in the near term.
Pump prices in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have seen slight increases over the past week. There has been a lot of refinery maintenance in the region. OPIS reports that there is ongoing maintenance at Delta’s Trainer, Pa. refinery. The refinery plans to keep its fluid catalytic cracking unit down at least another month for maintenance. Another factor impacting supply in the region is two critical Canadian refineries that send gasoline to the Eastern Seaboard have not been contributing much gasoline to the area due to maintenance.
OPEC countries are scheduled to formally meet on November 30. Traders will continue to monitor the announcement of manufacturing agreement details, but there remains continued uncertainty as to whether OPEC can meet the production targets and rebalance the market. At the close of Friday’s formal trading session on the NYMEX, West Texas Intermediate was up 22 cents to settle at $50.58 per barrel.
This week’s average prices: Western Central KY Average $2.109
Average price during the week of October 17, 2016 $2.147
Average price during the week of October 26, 2015 $2.002
The following is a list of the average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:
$2.168 Bowling Green
$2.022 Elizabethtown
$2.321 Louisville
$1.998 Owensboro
$2.037 Paducah
Motorists can find current gas prices along their route with the free AAA Mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android. The app can also be used to map a route, find discounts, book a hotel and access AAA roadside assistance. Learn more at AAA.com/mobile.
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