Overview
- GasBuddy reports the national average rose 4.8 cents in the past week to $3.03 per gallon, while diesel climbed 6.5 cents to about $3.73.
- Florida’s average hit $2.84, the lowest since December 2023, after an eight-day slide, though AAA notes the state’s price cycle often rebounds after such drops.
- Michigan’s average reached $3.11, with local jumps including Lansing up about 19 cents to $3.13 and Champaign, Illinois, up 12 cents to $3.14; Columbus averaged $3.03.
- Las Vegas exceeded $4 per gallon ($4.01 per GasBuddy; $4.08 per AAA) as Southern California refinery problems, including a Chevron El Segundo fire and a Phillips 66 Los Angeles shutdown, tightened supplies.
- EIA data show a 4.7 million-barrel gasoline inventory draw and lower refinery utilization, while GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan expects a potential 10–30 cent November decline if no new disruptions occur, cautioning that FAA-related flight cancellations could temper near-term demand relief.