GasBuddy: Oregon gas prices up 8.1 cents in past week to $3.53/gallon, highest this year

SAN FRANCISCO (KTVZ) -- Oregon's gas prices have risen 8.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.53/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Gas prices in Oregon are 14.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.00/g higher than a year ago, the company said.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Oregon is priced at $2.79/g Monday while the most expensive is $3.99/g, a difference of $1.20/g. The lowest price in the state Monday is $2.79/g while the highest is $3.99/g, a difference of $1.20/g.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09/g Monday. The national average is up 4.7 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 92.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

Historical gasoline prices in Oregon and the national average going back ten years:
June 28, 2020: $2.53/g (U.S. Average: $2.17/g)
June 28, 2019: $3.21/g (U.S. Average: $2.71/g)
June 28, 2018: $3.27/g (U.S. Average: $2.86/g)
June 28, 2017: $2.62/g (U.S. Average: $2.24/g)
June 28, 2016: $2.52/g (U.S. Average: $2.29/g)
June 28, 2015: $3.14/g (U.S. Average: $2.78/g)
June 28, 2014: $3.97/g (U.S. Average: $3.68/g)
June 28, 2013: $3.77/g (U.S. Average: $3.51/g)
June 28, 2012: $3.66/g (U.S. Average: $3.36/g)
June 28, 2011: $3.78/g (U.S. Average: $3.54/g)

Metro areas and their current gas prices:
Eugene- $3.54/g, up 11.4 cents per gallon from last week's $3.43/g.
Salem- $3.43/g, up 2.2 cents per gallon from last week's $3.40/g.
Portland- $3.57/g, up 7.1 cents per gallon from last week's $3.50/g.

"With oil's continued push higher, fueled by continued strong demand globally and production only slowly answering, gasoline prices have had no choice but following the national average last week setting a new 2021 high," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy.

"As we approach July 4, it appears the only way forward is for gas prices to continue their rise as Americans insatiable demand for gasoline continues to be the catalyst for the rise in price. With hurricane season soon coming into its prime, we have plenty of catalysts for a rise in price, and few that could restrain the situation. Motorists should prepare to dig deeper for the second half of the summer, unfortunately."

GasBuddy says it is the authoritative voice for gas prices and the only source for station-level data spanning nearly two decades. Unlike AAA's once-daily survey covering credit card transactions at 100,000 stations and the Lundberg Survey, updated once every two weeks based on 7,000 gas stations, GasBuddy's survey updates 288 times every day from the most diverse list of sources covering nearly 150,000 stations nationwide, the most comprehensive and up-to-date in the country. GasBuddy data is accessible at http://FuelInsights.GasBuddy.com.

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