Missouri's average retail gasoline price rose 3.2 cents during the week ending Sept. 9 to $3.70 per gallon, 11 cents short of the national average.
The U.S. average, which rose 1.3 cents to $3.81 per gallon during the week, was 14.6 cents higher than a month ago and 14.9 cents higher than the same day last year. Comparatively, the Missouri average has increased 10.2 cents during the past month and 19.6 cents during the past year, according to a GasBuddy.com news release.
"Even with Isaac long gone, the oil industry is still bringing capacity back online at refineries and oil rigs, which is keeping pressure on prices," GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan said in the release. "Supply remains tight across the country as we slowly approach the transition to (winter) gasoline, but I continue to be firm in believing that the national average will start to decline toward the end of September, as is typically the case."
Missouri, which recorded a gas price average of $3.72 per gallon this morning, ranked No. 14 on GasBuddy.com's list of the
lowest gas averages by state. At $3.56 per gallon, Mississippi had the lowest average, while the most expensive gas prices were in Hawaii, which had an average of $4.35 per gallon.
A filling station in Camdenton had the least expensive gas in Missouri, at $3.37 per gallon. Stations in St. Louis and Town and Country were selling gas for $3.89 per gallon, the highest price in the state, according to MissouriGasPrices.com.
In Springfield, the lowest price, $3.56 per gallon, was available at four stations:
- Conoco, 945 S. Campbell Ave.;
- Murphy USA, 3516 W. Sunshine St.;
- Phillips 66, 1655 W. Elfindale St.; and
- Rapid Robert's, 1655 S. Kansas Expressway.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil was trading at $95.68 per barrel as of 9:13 a.m., compared to a 52-week range of $75.92 to $109.95. Light sweet crude oil futures for October were trading at $95.84 per barrel on the
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