Oil prices inched higher after U.S. inventories of crude oil decreased almost 4 million barrels the first week of September. The decrease was approximately two times more than forecast as output in the Gulf of Mexico was cut in half after Tropical Storm Lee threatened refineries.
"Oil prices are leaning towards the technical price of $90 a barrel. If we see oil hit $90 a barrel, we are likely to see it reach $100," said Jessica Brady, spokesperson, AAA Auto Club South. "However, continued news of a sluggish economy both here in the U.S. and abroad could very well keep prices below $90 a barrel. Retail gas prices fell slightly last week even though we saw a slight increase in oil prices. It's very likely gas prices could decrease further this week."
The price of crude oil settled Friday at $87.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange — 79 cents more than last week.
The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.65 per gallon, a 1-cent decrease from last week.
Florida’s average price of $3.59 and Tennessee’s average price of $3.46 both reflect a 2-cent decrease from last week. While Georgia’s average price of $3.54 decreased 4 cents from last week, respectively.
Current and past price averages for regular grade gasoline: National
Current-$3.655
Last week-$3.662
Last month-$3.606
Last year-$2.689
Florida:
Current-$3.598
Last week-$3.617
Last month-$3.627
Last year-$2.652
Georgia:
Current-$3.547
Last week-$3.587
Last month-$3.581
Last year-$2.563
Tennessee:
Current-$3.461
Last week-$3.488
Last month-$3.496
Last year-$2.513
AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report fulegaugereport.com is updated each day and is the most comprehensive; reflecting actual prices from credit card transactions within the past 24 hours at two-thirds (100,000 stations) of the gasoline stations in the U.S. Its accuracy is unparalleled.
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