February 2018 – Toll Road News & Info

Gas Price Report For February 26, 2018

Gas price trend for week of February 26, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The nation’s average gas price has declined for the third consecutive week, according to the latest fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. report shows the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded dropped by about a penny to $2.55. However, the week-on-week decline was the lowest of the past three weeks. Price declines were not seen in all regions. Across the Midwest, drivers found themselves paying, on average, about a penny to two cents more for gas, according to the survey report. Drivers across the West Coast are paying about a penny more. Truckers got another break in prices this week, according to the survey numbers. The cost of diesel dropped, on average, by two cents per gallon to settle at $3.01. Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	02/12/18	02/19/18	02/26/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.607	2.557	2.548	-0.009	0.234
East Coast (PADD1)	2.606	2.559	2.530	-0.029	0.244
New England (PADD1A)	2.641	2.603	2.582	-0.021	0.310
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.724	2.693	2.664	-0.029	0.268
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.508	2.446	2.414	-0.032	0.207
Midwest (PADD2)	2.463	2.390	2.405	0.015	0.195
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.331	2.276	2.250	-0.026	0.181
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.510	2.486	2.454	-0.032	0.181
West Coast (PADD5)	3.142	3.130	3.136	0.006	0.340
West Coast less California	2.768	2.752	2.751	-0.001	0.229

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	02/12/18	02/19/18	02/26/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.063	3.027	3.007	-0.020	0.430
East Coast (PADD1)	3.111	3.082	3.057	-0.025	0.422
New England (PADD1A)	3.154	3.129	3.127	-0.002	0.469
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.306	3.274	3.255	-0.019	0.483
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.966	2.939	2.906	-0.033	0.373
Midwest (PADD2)	3.020	2.970	2.947	-0.023	0.448
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.851	2.818	2.797	-0.021	0.364
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.972	2.953	2.936	-0.017	0.354
West Coast (PADD5)	3.432	3.399	3.397	-0.002	0.520
West Coast less California	3.107	3.072	3.064	-0.008	0.292
California	3.689	3.658	3.660	0.002	0.698

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Gas Price Report For February 19, 2018

Gas price trend for week of February 19, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – For the second consecutive week, gas prices gave ground, giving drivers a much-needed break at the gas pump, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s weekly fuel-price survey shows the nation’s average gas price fell a nickel per gallon to about $2.56. Prices fell in every region this week, although the range of price declines varied widely, according to the E.I.A. report. Prices in California, well over the $3.00 mark, only fell about a penny per gallon. Prices across the Midwest plunged over seven cents. For many drivers, the price declines were at or just above the national average, including a six-cent decline across both the Gulf Coast and Lower Atlantic regions. Truckers got a solid break in prices this week, according to the survey, with diesel prices falling nearly four cents per gallon this week. The national average cost of diesel settled this week at just under $3.03. Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	02/05/18	02/12/18	02/19/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.637	2.607	2.557	-0.050	0.255
East Coast (PADD1)	2.614	2.606	2.559	-0.047	0.265
New England (PADD1A)	2.638	2.641	2.603	-0.038	0.315
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.743	2.724	2.693	-0.031	0.273
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.510	2.508	2.446	-0.062	0.245
Midwest (PADD2)	2.535	2.463	2.390	-0.073	0.200
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.368	2.331	2.276	-0.055	0.207
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.496	2.510	2.486	-0.024	0.234
West Coast (PADD5)	3.145	3.142	3.130	-0.012	0.380
West Coast less California	2.756	2.768	2.752	-0.016	0.256

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	02/05/18	02/12/18	02/19/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.086	3.063	3.027	-0.036	0.455
East Coast (PADD1)	3.133	3.111	3.082	-0.029	0.454
New England (PADD1A)	3.188	3.154	3.129	-0.025	0.471
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.324	3.306	3.274	-0.032	0.504
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.988	2.966	2.939	-0.027	0.418
Midwest (PADD2)	3.044	3.020	2.970	-0.050	0.475
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.874	2.851	2.818	-0.033	0.385
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.981	2.972	2.953	-0.019	0.405
West Coast (PADD5)	3.460	3.432	3.399	-0.033	0.523
West Coast less California	3.144	3.107	3.072	-0.035	0.305
California	3.711	3.689	3.658	-0.031	0.692

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Gas Price Report For February 12, 2018

Gas price trend for week of February 12, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – After weeks of unrelenting increases, the price of gas finally gave some ground this week, according to the latest fuel-price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. report shows the nation’s average gas price dropped three cents during the week, the first time prices have gone down since just before the Christmas holiday. The nation’s average gas price now stands about about $2.61 per gallon. The price drop did not hit every region. New England drivers and those across the West Coast, sans California, had a bump in prices. All other regions enjoyed a price decline, led by the Midwest, where prices plunged over seven cents per gallon, according to the E.I.A. Truckers got a decent break in prices at the pump this week, by the survey numbers. The cost of diesel dropped, on average, just over two cents per gallon this week to settle at $3.06. Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	01/29/18	02/05/18	02/12/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.607	2.637	2.607	-0.030	0.300
East Coast (PADD1)	2.587	2.614	2.606	-0.008	0.313
New England (PADD1A)	2.606	2.638	2.641	0.003	0.345
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.723	2.743	2.724	-0.019	0.300
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.480	2.510	2.508	-0.002	0.313
Midwest (PADD2)	2.510	2.535	2.463	-0.072	0.250
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.347	2.368	2.331	-0.037	0.251
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.483	2.496	2.510	0.014	0.280
West Coast (PADD5)	3.088	3.145	3.142	-0.003	0.410
West Coast less California	2.729	2.756	2.768	0.012	0.281

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	01/29/18	02/05/18	02/12/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.070	3.086	3.063	-0.023	0.498
East Coast (PADD1)	3.112	3.133	3.111	-0.022	0.485
New England (PADD1A)	3.160	3.188	3.154	-0.034	0.486
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.306	3.324	3.306	-0.018	0.541
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.968	2.988	2.966	-0.022	0.447
Midwest (PADD2)	3.030	3.044	3.020	-0.024	0.533
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.868	2.874	2.851	-0.023	0.427
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.967	2.981	2.972	-0.009	0.450
West Coast (PADD5)	3.434	3.460	3.432	-0.028	0.563
West Coast less California	3.120	3.144	3.107	-0.037	0.346
California	3.683	3.711	3.689	-0.022	0.732

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Gas Price Report For February 5, 2018

Gas price trend for week of February 5, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices continued their upward trajectory during the past week, according to the latest weekly price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded, according to the E.I.A., is now nearly $2.64, up another three cents on the week. Every region was hit hard this week, particularly the West Coast, where prices jumped nearly six cents per gallon. Prices nudged upward in the Rockies, up just over a penny; and across the Gulf Coast and Central Atlantic, prices went up about two cents per gallon. In most other regions, price increases were generally around the national average of three cents per gallon. Truck drivers got hit once more, but the diesel price increase not as steep this week. The nation’s average price for a gallon of diesel increased about a penny and a half per gallon, pushing the cost of diesel to about $3.09. Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	01/22/18	01/29/18	02/05/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.567	2.607	2.637	0.030	0.344
East Coast (PADD1)	2.556	2.587	2.614	0.027	0.313
New England (PADD1A)	2.573	2.606	2.638	0.032	0.344
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.679	2.723	2.743	0.020	0.311
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.459	2.480	2.510	0.030	0.304
Midwest (PADD2)	2.469	2.510	2.535	0.025	0.354
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.309	2.347	2.368	0.021	0.297
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.472	2.483	2.496	0.013	0.263
West Coast (PADD5)	3.024	3.088	3.145	0.057	0.445
West Coast less California	2.704	2.729	2.756	0.027	0.273

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	01/22/18	01/29/18	02/05/18	week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.025	3.070	3.086	0.016	0.528
East Coast (PADD1)	3.078	3.112	3.133	0.021	0.515
New England (PADD1A)	3.136	3.160	3.188	0.028	0.527
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.276	3.306	3.324	0.018	0.561
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.929	2.968	2.988	0.020	0.480
Midwest (PADD2)	2.971	3.030	3.044	0.014	0.552
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.815	2.868	2.874	0.006	0.471
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.955	2.967	2.981	0.014	0.466
West Coast (PADD5)	3.395	3.434	3.460	0.026	0.604
West Coast less California	3.083	3.120	3.144	0.024	0.396
California	3.643	3.683	3.711	0.028	0.767

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/