Monthly Archives: March 2018

Gas Price Report For March 26, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Driving keeps getting more expensive, as the data reflect in the latest gas price survey, from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The weekly price report shows the cost of an average gallon of regular unleaded surged five cents on the week, pushing to about $2.65. Prices shot higher in all regions.

The lowest price increases were seen across the Midwest, according to the report, where drivers experienced a two cent increase in gas prices. For the unlucky drivers along the Gulf Coast, the price of gas surged nearly eight cents per gallon, according to the E.I.A., jumping from $2.30 last week to $2.38 this week. Prices along the Gulf remain the cheapest in the United States, according to the report.

The news was little better for truckers. Prices jumped about four cents per gallon, on average, for diesel, to settle over the $3.00 mark for the first time in weeks. The national average price of diesel is now $3.01, according to the E.I.A.

Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	03/12/18	03/19/18	03/26/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.559	2.598	2.648		0.050	0.333
East Coast (PADD1)	2.509	2.536	2.592		0.056	0.316
New England (PADD1A)	2.554	2.556	2.587		0.031	0.324
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.630	2.628	2.698		0.070	0.326
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.404	2.462	2.514		0.052	0.307
Midwest (PADD2)	2.439	2.495	2.515		0.020	0.331
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.274	2.304	2.381		0.077	0.294
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.423	2.443	2.528		0.085	0.225
West Coast (PADD5)	3.170	3.215	3.274		0.059	0.426
West Coast less California	2.787	2.842	2.906		0.064	0.316

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	03/12/18	03/19/18	03/26/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.976	2.972	3.010		0.038	0.478
East Coast (PADD1)	3.024	3.009	3.038		0.029	0.452
New England (PADD1A)	3.107	3.101	3.115		0.014	0.522
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.221	3.200	3.217		0.017	0.493
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.871	2.858	2.898		0.040	0.411
Midwest (PADD2)	2.899	2.898	2.934		0.036	0.476
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.782	2.786	2.823		0.037	0.445
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.903	2.925	2.991		0.066	0.394
West Coast (PADD5)	3.386	3.384	3.438		0.054	0.616
West Coast less California	3.052	3.060	3.147		0.087	0.444
California	3.652	3.641	3.669		0.028	0.750

*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 March 19, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The cost of the nation’s fuel supply spiked during the past week, driven by intense price hikes across three key regions, according to this week’s fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded shot up by nearly four cents, settling at just under $2.60.

Prices shot significantly higher across the Lower Atlantic, the Midwest and the West Coast, according to the E.I.A. The survey report shows each region endured average price increases between five and six cents per gallon. Most other regions had price hikes of between two and four cents per gallon. Only the Central Atlantic states were spared a price increase, according to the survey report.

The news was much better for truckers, although prices were mostly flat in most regions. In fact, the U.S. average cost for diesel remained flat on the week, declining just about four-tenths of a penny per gallon. That was enough to shift the national average from $2.98 to $2.97, but the move is more academic than practical for most drivers. Still, haulers operating across the Central Atlantic enjoyed a fair dip in prices this week, according to the E.I.A.

Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	03/05/18	03/12/18	03/19/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.560	2.559	2.598		0.039	0.277
East Coast (PADD1)	2.534	2.509	2.536		0.027	0.270
New England (PADD1A)	2.565	2.554	2.556		0.002	0.295
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.647	2.630	2.628		-0.002	0.248
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.440	2.404	2.462		0.058	0.279
Midwest (PADD2)	2.428	2.439	2.495		0.056	0.274
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.278	2.274	2.304		0.030	0.232
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.437	2.423	2.443		0.020	0.139
West Coast (PADD5)	3.141	3.170	3.215		0.045	0.366
West Coast less California	2.770	2.787	2.842		0.055	0.256

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	03/05/18	03/12/18	03/19/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.992	2.976	2.972		-0.004	0.433
East Coast (PADD1)	3.046	3.024	3.009		-0.015	0.409
New England (PADD1A)	3.126	3.107	3.101		-0.006	0.479
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.240	3.221	3.200		-0.021	0.462
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.894	2.871	2.858		-0.013	0.360
Midwest (PADD2)	2.920	2.899	2.898		-0.001	0.434
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.793	2.782	2.786		0.004	0.406
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.910	2.903	2.925		0.022	0.335
West Coast (PADD5)	3.392	3.386	3.384		-0.002	0.558
West Coast less California	3.064	3.052	3.060		0.008	0.358
California	3.652	3.652	3.641		-0.011	0.713

*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 March 12, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The average cost of gas went down for many drivers across the United States, according to this week’s gas price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. However, price surges across some regions kept the national price average in check, holding the figure to about $2.56 per gallon.

Drivers saw bigger price dips across the Lower Atlantic and broader East Coast, according to this week’s price survey. Prices fell nearly four cents across the Lower Atlantic and about three cents across the East Coast. A sudden uptick in prices hit drivers in California, while a smaller hike struck across the general West Coast region.

Truckers got better news across all regions, with this week’s E.I.A. survey. Aside from California, where prices were flat this week, prices declined in all regions, according to the report. The average cost of diesel is now about $2.98 per gallon, the second consecutive week the fuel has cost less than $3.00.

Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	02/26/18	03/05/18	03/12/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.548	2.560	2.559		-0.001	0.236
East Coast (PADD1)	2.530	2.534	2.509		-0.025	0.236
New England (PADD1A)	2.582	2.565	2.554		-0.011	0.295
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.664	2.647	2.630		-0.017	0.244
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.414	2.440	2.404		-0.036	0.213
Midwest (PADD2)	2.405	2.428	2.439		0.011	0.222
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.250	2.278	2.274		-0.004	0.199
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.454	2.437	2.423		-0.014	0.118
West Coast (PADD5)	3.136	3.141	3.170		0.029	0.319
West Coast less California	2.751	2.770	2.787		0.017	0.203

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	02/26/18	03/05/18	03/12/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.007	2.992	2.976		-0.016	0.412
East Coast (PADD1)	3.057	3.046	3.024		-0.022	0.407
New England (PADD1A)	3.127	3.126	3.107		-0.019	0.479
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.255	3.240	3.221		-0.019	0.460
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.906	2.894	2.871		-0.023	0.359
Midwest (PADD2)	2.947	2.920	2.899		-0.021	0.408
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.797	2.793	2.782		-0.011	0.363
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.936	2.910	2.903		-0.007	0.286
West Coast (PADD5)	3.397	3.392	3.386		-0.006	0.540
West Coast less California	3.064	3.064	3.052		-0.012	0.316
California	3.660	3.652	3.652		0.000	0.716

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

Gas Price Update For March 5, 2018

Fort Lauderdale, FL – After three weeks of price declines, drivers were hit with an increase in costs at the pump this week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s weekly fuel price survey shows the average cost of gas for Americas’ drivers went up by over a penny per gallon. The nation’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $2.56, according to the weekly report.

Price declines of identical amounts were felt in the New England states, as well as in the Central Atlantic and Rocky Mountain regions, the E.I.A. reported. But price increases across the Midwest, the Gulf Coast, and the Lower Atlantic states weighed heavily on the nation’s price averages this week.

Truckers kept getting a break in prices, though, bucking the gasoline trend this week, the E.I.A. reported. The survey report shows the average cost of diesel dipped by well over a penny per gallon to settle below $3.00 for the first time since the beginning of 2018. Average diesel prices, nationwide, are $2.99 per gallon, according to the E.I.A.

Fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	02/19/18	02/26/18	03/05/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.557	2.548	2.560		0.012	0.219
East Coast (PADD1)	2.559	2.530	2.534		0.004	0.249
New England (PADD1A)	2.603	2.582	2.565		-0.017	0.307
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.693	2.664	2.647		-0.017	0.259
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.446	2.414	2.440		0.026	0.225
Midwest (PADD2)	2.390	2.405	2.428		0.023	0.161
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.276	2.250	2.278		0.028	0.184
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.486	2.454	2.437		-0.017	0.150
West Coast (PADD5)	3.130	3.136	3.141		0.005	0.309
West Coast less California	2.752	2.751	2.770		0.019	0.228

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	02/19/18	02/26/18	03/05/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.027	3.007	2.992		-0.015	0.413
East Coast (PADD1)	3.082	3.057	3.046		-0.011	0.413
New England (PADD1A)	3.129	3.127	3.126		-0.001	0.480
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.274	3.255	3.240		-0.015	0.460
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.939	2.906	2.894		-0.012	0.369
Midwest (PADD2)	2.970	2.947	2.920		-0.027	0.418
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.818	2.797	2.793		-0.004	0.364
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.953	2.936	2.910		-0.026	0.285
West Coast (PADD5)	3.399	3.397	3.392		-0.005	0.515
West Coast less California	3.072	3.064	3.064		0.000	0.285
California	3.658	3.660	3.652		-0.008	0.696

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