Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with gas_prices www.salem-news.com 2010 Retail gas prices are on the rise this week, according to Oregon AAA. The national average for regular unleaded jumps a nickel to $2.66, and Oregon's average gains two cents to $2.75. AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says, "The national average reached its low for the year just last week on February 17. http://salem-news.com/articles/february232010/gas_prices.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february232010/gas_prices.php Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:57:00 PST Retail gas prices continue to hold steady with prices about the same as last week, and within a few cents of where they were a month ago, according to Oregon AAA's Marie Dodds. She says the national average for regular unleaded dropped a penny to $2.63 and Oregon's statewide average also fell a cent to $2.75. http://salem-news.com/articles/december012009/gas_prices.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december012009/gas_prices.php Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:16:00 PST The national average for regular unleaded is creeping up, while pump prices on the West Coast continue to slip. The national average gains two cents this week to $2.48, while Oregon's average drops a nickel to $2.73. AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says it's the first time since early August we've seen the national average go up. http://salem-news.com/articles/october132009/gas_prices_10-13-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october132009/gas_prices_10-13-09.php Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:48:00 PDT Gas prices on the West Coast are finally easing a bit, Oregon AAA says. The state's average for regular unleaded falls a penny this week to $2.88 while the national average loses two cents to $2.54. One factor impacting gas prices in the west and elsewhere is the annual conversion from summer blended fuels to winter blends, which can slow refinery production and cause some regional price spikes. http://salem-news.com/articles/september222009/gas_prices_9-22-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september222009/gas_prices_9-22-09.php Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:26:00 PDT Oregon AAA says pump prices have increased every day since July 21, until today, when the national average dropped two-tenths of a cent overnight. Gas prices are up for the third week in a row, but are still well below last year's record levels. The national average for regular unleaded jumps eight cents this week to $2.64 while Oregon's average shoots up ten cents to $2.79. http://salem-news.com/articles/august112009/gas_prices_8-11-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august112009/gas_prices_8-11-09.php Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:08:00 PDT Gas prices may have peaked for the summer, according to Oregon AAA. They often reach their summer highs close to the Independence Day holiday, and barring any unforeseen events, pump prices may slide in the coming weeks. The national average for regular unleaded drops three cents this week to $2.60 while Oregon's average falls two cents to $2.78. http://salem-news.com/articles/july072009/gas_prices_7-7-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july072009/gas_prices_7-7-09.php Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:37:00 PDT Gas prices continue to climb with Oregon's average for regular unleaded gaining nine cents in the past week to $2.78, while the national average adds five cents to $2.67. AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says, "Oregon's average was $1.75 on Jan 1, 2009, and the national average was $1.62 then. Prices have jumped about 60 percent since the start of the year, which is the largest percentage increase we've seen since the '70s." http://salem-news.com/articles/june232009/gas_prices_6-23-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june232009/gas_prices_6-23-09.php Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:42:00 PDT Pump prices are at a seven-month high. The national average passes the $2.50 a gallon mark, jumping ten cents in the past week to nearly $2.53. Several factors are helping to spur crude's climb, including heavy investments based on confidence of a turnaround in the global economy, a weaker dollar, and comments by OPEC that there are signs of a recovery in oil demand, particularly in Asia. http://salem-news.com/articles/june022009/gas_prices_6-2-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june022009/gas_prices_6-2-09.php Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:33:00 PDT Memorial Day traditionally signals the start of the summer driving season, and pump prices continue to rise. http://salem-news.com/articles/may262009/gas_prices_5-26-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may262009/gas_prices_5-26-09.php Tue, 26 May 2009 14:27:00 PDT Pump prices show some dramatic gains in the past week with Memorial Day just a couple weeks away. The national average for regular unleaded shot up 17 cents to $2.25, while Oregon's jumped ten cents to $2.36. "It's the highest gas prices have been since the week of November 10, 2008." AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says, "Prices are up because of increased demand expected over the Memorial Day holiday and also because of signs that the global recession may be easing, which could lead to a rebound in world oil consumption." http://salem-news.com/articles/may122009/oregon_gas_5-12-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may122009/oregon_gas_5-12-09.php Tue, 12 May 2009 12:29:00 PDT Gas price averages are at new highs for the year, AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says, "Even considering this recent uptick, gas and oil prices have remained fairly stable for several weeks. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052009/gas_prices_5-5-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052009/gas_prices_5-5-09.php Tue, 05 May 2009 13:32:00 PDT The price of crude oil reached its highest price in about two months this week, but drivers are not seeing any dramatic swings in gas prices. Oregon's average for regular unleaded drops half a cent in the past week to $2.06, while the national average gains a penny to $1.94. http://salem-news.com/articles/march102009/gas_prices_3-10-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march102009/gas_prices_3-10-09.php Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:15:00 PDT Gas Prices are are coming down a little after rising since late December. Oregon's average for regular unleaded drops two cents in the past week to $2.10, while the national average falls six cents to $1.90. Crude oil prices have increased a few dollars in the past week, but have stayed between about $34 and $48 per barrel since early December. http://salem-news.com/articles/february242009/gas_prices_2-24-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february242009/gas_prices_2-24-09.php Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:57:00 PST Oregon's average for regular unleaded is now more than $2 a gallon, and the national average is close behind. Oregon's average jumps up nine cents in the past week to $2.05, while the national average increases four cents to $1.93. Both averages are up about 14 cents in the past month. AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says, "As pump prices rise, the cost of crude oil is still in the basement at about $40 per barrel. There's been a disconnect between oil and gas prices since the start of 2009 as U.S. refiners processed less crude oil and slashed their gasoline output." http://salem-news.com/articles/february102009/gas_cost_2-10-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february102009/gas_cost_2-10-09.php Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:22:00 PST Pump prices show increases over the past week on anxiety over a possible refinery strike by the United Steel Workers Union that would impact about a third of the nation's plants that refine crude oil, according to Oregon AAA. "However, there seems to be growing optimism that negotiators are closer to reaching a resolution," AAA's Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds said. "Oregon's average for regular unleaded increases half a cent in the past week to $1.96, while the national average jumps five cents to $1.89." http://salem-news.com/articles/february032009/gas_prices_2-3-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february032009/gas_prices_2-3-09.php Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:13:00 PST Billions of gallons of fossil fuels could be reduced through renewable energy sources produced from animal waste with a little ingenuity and modest government support. Today, a bipartisan group of seven Senators led by Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska introduced groundbreaking legislation that promotes the development of biogas – a natural gas substitute created by the conversion of organic wastes such as the anaerobic digestion of animal wastes – through tax incentives. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222009/biogas_legis_1-22-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222009/biogas_legis_1-22-09.php Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:04:00 PST Oregon AAA's Marie Dodds says gas prices seem to be defying gravity as they continue to rise, even though crude prices have been hovering below $40 per barrel. Last Friday, crude closed at $34.78, the lowest price since April 2005, when the nationwide average for regular unleaded was $1.76 per gallon. The national average now is $1.84, up five cents in the past week. Oregon's average increases four cents to $1.96. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202009/gas_prices_1-20-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202009/gas_prices_1-20-09.php Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:09:00 PST After increasing for nearly two weeks, gas prices are stabilizing and are expected to decline over the next few days, according to Oregon AAA. "Seasonal demand for gasoline is at its lowest point of the year, and the drop in demand for gas caused by the struggling economy does not warrant a sustained rally in gas prices." AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says. "The national average for regular unleaded jumps up 10 cents in the past week to $1.79, while Oregon's average increases ten-and-a-half cents to $1.91. AAA believes some gas station owners may have raised prices too quickly last week, and we urge drivers to shop around before filling up." http://salem-news.com/articles/january132009/gas_prices_1-13-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january132009/gas_prices_1-13-09.php Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:08:00 PST Continued fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip over the past week, and optimism for a resumption in economic growth in 2009 have propped up the price of oil and sent pump prices higher to start the new year, says AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds. "The Oregon average for regular unleaded increases six-and-a-half cents this week to $1.81, while the national average gains seven cents to $1.69. Despite the increases, drivers are still paying the lowest prices in nearly five years with the Oregon and national averages at their lowest point since February 2004." She says just a year ago our national and Oregon averages were at $3.11, and crude oil first passed $100 a barrel. http://salem-news.com/articles/january062009/gas_prices_1-6-09.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january062009/gas_prices_1-6-09.php Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:50:00 PST Drivers will end 2008 with the lowest gas prices in nearly five years. The national average for regular unleaded drops four cents this week to $1.62, while Oregon's average increases half a cent to $1.74. http://salem-news.com/articles/december302008/gas_prices-12-30-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december302008/gas_prices-12-30-08.php Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:17:00 PST Oregon AAA says we've seen the national average tick up twice in the past week, after 86 consecutive days of declines. "This development signals a potential period of firming prices during the upcoming holiday travel period," AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says. "The national average falls nearly four cents in the past week to $1.66, while Oregon's average drops nearly eight cents to $1.73. Both averages are at their lowest point since February 2004 and more than $1.30 a gallon lower than a year ago." http://salem-news.com/articles/december162008/aaa_gas_prices_12-16-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december162008/aaa_gas_prices_12-16-08.php Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:10:00 PST The national average hasn't been this low since March 1st, 2004 when it was $1.69 a gallon. Regular unleaded fell 11 cents in the past week to just under $1.70. Oregon's average is the lowest it's been since January 2005. It drops 12 cents this week to $1.80, says AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds. "Both averages are more than $2.40 a gallon lower than the record highs of more than $4 a gallon set in July. That's a decline of about 58% in just five months." The price of crude oil has fallen more than $100 per barrel since setting the record high of $147 per barrel on July 11, 2008. Today crude is trading at about $43 per barrel, after dropping to $40.81 last Friday. Dodds says, "The steep decline in crude prices is because of the faltering global economy and the resulting soft demand for fuel in the coming months." http://salem-news.com/articles/december092008/gas_prices_12-9-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december092008/gas_prices_12-9-08.php Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:59:00 PST Thanksgiving travelers will see gas prices that haven't been this low since February of 2005, according to Marie Dodds with Oregon AAA. The national average drops 18 cents this week to $1.88, while Oregon's average plummets 19 cents to $2.03. Dodds says the return of substantially lower gasoline prices provides some economic relief to drivers at a time when it's sorely needed. Oregon's average is $1.12 lower than it was a year ago, while the national average is $1.20 lower." The national average dipped below $2 a gallon last Friday for the first time since March of 2005, and then fell another dime between then and today. http://salem-news.com/articles/november252008/gas_prices_11-15-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november252008/gas_prices_11-15-08.php Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:36:00 PST If Washington is going to give yet another loan-guarantee bailout to Detroit automakers, the price tag for doing so should include requiring the car manufacturers to end their four-year-long legal assault against global warming laws in California and three other states (Vermont, Rhode Island and New Mexico), according to 40MPG.org and TheCLEAN.org, which are projects of the Civil Society Institute. The groups also called on Congress and the Bush Administration to narrowly target any additional loan guarantees for U.S. car makers to the development and delivery of hybrids, clean diesels and other highly fuel-efficient vehicles. Concerned Americans are being urged to go to http://www.40mpg.org/bailout to send an email urging that the bailout restrictions be supported by their members of Congress and the transition team of President-Elect Barack Obama. http://salem-news.com/articles/november182008/auto_rules_11-18-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november182008/auto_rules_11-18-08.php Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:37:00 PST Oregon's gas prices are at their lowest level since March 2006, according to Oregon AAA. The statewide average for regular unleaded drops another 16 cents this week to $2.22. The national average falls another 15 cents to $2.07 and is at its lowest level since March 18, 2005. AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says both averages are about a dollar lower than they were a year ago, and are about 50% lower than the record highs of more than $4 a gallon we set in July." The national average for diesel also drops below $3 per gallon this week for the first time since September of last year. And Oregon's average for diesel is just above $3 per gallon, also at the lowest point since September 2007. http://salem-news.com/articles/november182008/gas_prices_11-18-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november182008/gas_prices_11-18-08.php Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:18:00 PST It has been more than two and a half years since gas prices have been this low in Oregon. The statewide average for regular unleaded drops another 19 cents this week to $2.38, the lowest it's been since March 2006. The national average falls another 17 cents to $2.22 and is at its lowest level since mid-February 2007. AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says the price of gas has been falling steadily since September, after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike battered the Gulf Coast. "Oregon's average is down 44% from the record high of $4.29 set on July 3, 2008, while the national average is down 46% from its record high of $4.11 set on July 17th of this year," Dodds said. http://salem-news.com/articles/november112008/gas_prices_11-11-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november112008/gas_prices_11-11-08.php Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:53:00 PST Gas prices are dropping like a rock. The national average for regular unleaded plunges 32 cents this week to $3.16, while Oregon's average drops another 15 cents to $3.34. AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says the national average is at its lowest point since February 28th, while Oregon's is the lowest since the first week in March. Dodds says crude oil is down significantly from the record high of $147 per barrel set July 11th, trading near $80 per barrel today. "It's reasonable to expect further declines in pump prices. The last time oil was trading at $80 per barrel was in October of last year, and the national average for regular unleaded then was around $2.76 and Oregon's was about $2.86." http://salem-news.com/articles/october142008/gas_prices.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october142008/gas_prices.php Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:13:00 PDT "If there's a silver lining in all of the bad economic news, it may be that gas and oil prices are declining. The national average for regular unleaded plunges 15 cents this week to $3.48, while Oregon's average drops another 9 cents to $3.49. Both are at their lowest points since mid-April." AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says "AAA predicts pump prices will continue to drop with our national average falling to near $3.00 a gallon before Thanksgiving." http://salem-news.com/articles/october072008/gas_prices_10-7-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october072008/gas_prices_10-7-08.php Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:15:00 PDT Gas prices show another hefty drop this week, with the national average plummeting 13 cents, and the Oregon average for regular unleaded losing eight cents. Oregonians are still enjoying prices below the national average, but the price of crude skyrocketed yesterday, posting its largest one-day gain ever. And many areas are still facing tight supplies as refineries slowly come back online in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. http://salem-news.com/articles/september232008/gas_prices.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september232008/gas_prices.php Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:40:00 PDT Oregon's statewide average for regular unleaded is less than $4 per gallon for the first time since the last week of May. The statewide average falls seven cents this week to $3.99, and only one measured metro area in Oregon, Medford/Ashland, has an average above $4. The national average declines for the 26th day in a row, also dropping seven cents this week to $3.80 a gallon." AAA Oregon Public Affairs Director Marie Dodds says, "Oregon's average is down 28 cents in the past month, while the national average has lost 30 cents. The national average should easily dip below $3.75 a gallon as soon as this week, and could drop another 15 cents per gallon by Labor Day." http://salem-news.com/articles/august122008/gas_prices_8-12-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august122008/gas_prices_8-12-08.php Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:50:00 PDT