Fargo (July 8, 2021) —\u00a0For the first time in more than six years the average price for a gallon of regular gas in North Dakota has hit $3.<\/p>\n
The$3 average is up 14 cents from one month ago and 90 cents from this time last year; however, it remains 14 cents below the national average of $3.14, according to AAA. \u00a0The last time North Dakota motorists paid $3 a statewide average of $3 for gas was Nov. 18, 2014.<\/p>\n
Fuel prices have moved higher on a sharp increase in the cost of crude oil. \u00a0Crude oil prices (WTI) recently traded above $76, a level not seen since November 2014. The price for a barrel of oil has slipped below $72 today, bringing some hope that prices at the pump may soon peak.<\/p>\n
Gene LaDoucer, the\u00a0 regional public affairs director for AAA-The Auto Club Group, says,\u00a0 \u201cRobust gasoline demand and more expensive oil have pushed gas prices higher.\u00a0 An increase in crude oil production to meet growing global demand is needed to bring some relief to motorists.\u201d<\/p>\n
He says a\u00a0 rebound in WTI back above $76 could increase gas prices by 10\u201320 cents or more.<\/p>\n
As of Thursday, North Dakota motorists can still purchase gas for less than $3 at 70 percent of gas stations.<\/p>\n
For more information on gas prices and a gas price calculator for trip planning, visit www.AAA.com\/gas<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About AAA – The Auto Club Group<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The Auto Club Group (ACG) is the second largest AAA club in North America with more than 14\u00a0million members across 14 U.S. states, the province of Quebec and two U.S. territories.\u00a0ACG and its affiliates provide members with roadside assistance, insurance products, banking and financial services, travel offerings and more. ACG belongs to the national AAA federation with more than 62 million\u00a0members in the United States and Canada. AAA\u2019s mission is to protect and advance freedom of mobility and improve traffic safety. For more information, get the <\/em>AAA Mobile app<\/em><\/a>, visit <\/em>AAA.com<\/em><\/a>, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fargo (July 8, 2021) —\u00a0For the first time in more than six years the average price for a gallon of regular gas in North Dakota has hit $3. The$3 average is up 14 cents from one month ago and 90 cents from this time last year; however, it remains 14 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":201912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=229501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229502,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229501\/revisions\/229502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/201912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=229501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=229501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=229501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}