August 3, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline continued to slip below its all-time high set July 7, weakening an additional 10.9 cents to $3.955 per gallon, according to a weekly report released July 30.
Tags: Energy Information Administration, gasoline prices
July 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline dropped 4.9 cents to $4.064 per gallon last week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported July 23.
July 17, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the first time since June 23, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline did not increase, according to a weekly report issued by the Energy Department on July 16.
July 14, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline climbed higher into record territory, increasing 1.9 cents to $4.114 per gallon, according to a weekly report released July 9 by the Energy Department.
Tags: diesel prices, Energy Information Administration, gasoline prices
July 7, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- After a one-week respite, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline increased to a new record high, moving up 1.6 cents to $4.095 per gallon, according to the Energy Department's latest weekly report issued July 2.
June 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved up to yet another record high last week, according to an Energy Department report released Wednesday, June 18.
June 9, 2008
NEW YORK --- The average price of regular gasoline in the U.S. reached a record $4.005 a gallon, up 28 percent from $3.119 a year earlier, AAA said Sunday, June 8.
Tags: gasoline prices
LOS ANGELES --- Gas prices spiked over the past week at a pace not seen since 2003, bringing new all-time price records that are more than a dollar higher than this time last year in most areas, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch.
Tags: Automobile Club of Southern California, gasoline prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline increased for the 10th straight week, according to an Energy Department report released June 4. Although the price's upward momentum slowed, the U.S. average price still climbed another 3.9 cents to hit $3.976 per gallon.
June 2, 2008
PARIS --- Skyrocketing fuel prices have sparked strikes and protests across the globe, from Europe to Indonesia, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
June 1, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the ninth straight week, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline climbed to another all-time high, according to the Energy Department.
May 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline climbed to another all-time high, going up 6.9 cents to $3.791 per gallon, the Energy Department reported Thursday, May 22.
Tags: Department of Energy, diesel prices, Energy Information Administration, gasoline prices
May 15, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline jumped to yet another all-time high, as the price increased by 10.9 cents to $3.722 per gallon.
May 12, 2008
NEW YORK --- Crude oil prices on Monday, May 12, stabilized a little on the New York Mercantile Exchange as the dollar posted gains against the euro and yen, UPI reported.
Tags: gasoline prices, oil prices
May 9, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the sixth week in a row the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, according to a weekly report released Wednesday by the Energy Department.
May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the fifth consecutive week, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, reaching yet another all-time high price of $3.603 per gallon, the U.S. Energy Department said in a weekly report released last Wednesday, April 30.
NEW YORK, N.Y. --- Fleet managers, brace yourselves for more pain at the pump. Though retail gas prices fell more than a cent over the weekend, oil futures on Monday rose to a record of over $120 a barrel.
Tags: gasoline prices, oil prices, OPEC
April 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the fourth consecutive week, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, setting yet another all-time record of $3.508 per gallon, the U.S. Energy Department reported Wednesday, April 23.
April 21, 2008
NEW YORK --- Retail gas prices reached another new milestone Monday, April 21, averaging $3.50 a gallon, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service.
April 16, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the third consecutive week, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, setting another all-time record of $3.389 per gallon, the Energy Department reported April 16.
Tags: EIA, gasoline prices
April 14, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- During a House Small Business Committee hearing April 9, a number of small business owners testified that high gas prices are forcing entrepreneurs to downsize, cut employee benefits, or even consider bankruptcy.
Tags: gasoline prices, House Small Business Committee
April 11, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the second week in a row, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline moved higher, setting another all-time record of $3.332 per gallon, according to the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration.
Tags: diesel prices, EIA, gasoline prices
April 7, 2008
NEW YORK --- Crude oil prices climbed on the New York Mercantile Exchange today, despite signs that the dollar is gaining strength, United Press International reported.
April 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Reversing the drop of last week, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline rose by 3.1 cents to reach a new all-time high of $3.290 per gallon, surpassing the previous high set two weeks earlier, the Energy Department reported.
Tags: diesel prices, Energy Department, gasoline prices
March 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the first time since Feb. 11, the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline fell this past week.