AAA Oklahoma celebrates Oklahoma’s low gasoline prices

Posted by jack money
on October 8, 2008M at 12:50 pm

Oh what a difference of just three weeks makes.

AAA Oklahoma celebrated the fact that gasoline prices across

Oklahoma have plummeted an average of 64 cents per gallon since Sept. 16 in a release it sent out today.“The driving force behind these lower retail gasoline prices is the falling price of crude oil on the futures market,” said

Chuck Mai, spokesman for AAA Oklahoma. “Crude has fallen more than 55 dollars per barrel since July.”AAA suggests there are five primary reasons for the drop in petroleum prices:

“Oklahoma’s pump prices are the envy of the nation today,” said Mai. “The statewide average for regular self-serve is $3.047, which is not only the lowest of all the fifty states, it’s also almost a nickel below the price of the state with the second-lowest average, Kansas, currently at $3.095 per gallon.”

Oklahoma college football fans driving to the

Dallas area this weekend for the OU-Texas game would be well advised to fill-up before leaving home. According to AAA’s gasoline price Web site, www.aaafuelgaugereport.com, today’s average for self-serve regular in Dallas is $3.404, compared to Oklahoma City’s $2.954 and

Tulsa’s $3.014 – and these prices continue to fall.

“As long as crude oil stays below $90 per barrel, I would expect gasoline prices to continue to fall.” said Mai. “Unless something happens to threaten supply, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the national average drop another 30 to 40 cents by Thanksgiving.”



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