Despite an overall increase in gas prices nationwide, Missouri did not follow suit during the past week. But the Show-Me State’s drop appears to have been short-lived.
Missouri’s average dipped 0.4 cents to $2.08 per gallon yesterday. Comparatively, the national average rose 2.1 cents to $2.35 per gallon. Prices yesterday in Missouri were 12.8 cents lower than a month ago but 1.7 cents higher than a year ago. The U.S. average has decreased 7 cents during the past month but increased 6.9 cents during the past year, according to a
GasBuddy.com news release.
By this morning, Missouri appeared to be feeling the effects of the nationwide upward movement. The state’s average was $2.12 per gallon, ranking it eighth on
GasBuddy’s list of the lowest prices nationwide. At $2.04 per gallon, South Carolina topped the list, while California was last at $3.06 per gallon.
"Due to a $3 per barrel surge in crude oil prices in the last week, gasoline prices have been moving higher across a good portion of the U.S.," said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy, in the release. "Optimism surrounding a likely deal to renew OPEC's production cuts is pushing oil prices higher, but also the possibility that non-OPEC countries may join in has led to a dramatic turnaround in oil prices recently, with WTI crude oil climbing back over $50 per barrel for the first time since late April.”
In Missouri, the lowest price for gas this morning was $1.92 per gallon at a station each in St. Peters and Carl Junction. The highest price was $2.89 per gallon at a station in Ladue, according to
MissouriGasPrices.com.
Springfieldians could purchase gas for as low as $1.96 per gallon at Price Cutter Express, 1260 St. Louis St. Prices elsewhere in the city ranged from $1.97 to $2.05 per gallon.
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