Overview
- AAA put Tuesday’s national average for regular at $3.053 per gallon, a slight uptick from the end of October, keeping prices essentially flat near the $3 mark.
- EIA’s latest weekly data showed crude inventories down 6.9 million barrels and gasoline down 5.9 million, with refinery utilization at 86.6% and diesel averaging about $3.66 to $3.68 per gallon after a modest rise.
- GasBuddy warns of a near‑term rebound in the Great Lakes and Midwest due to refinery challenges, even as Central Ohio held at $2.94 and Michigan fell 11 cents to $2.97.
- Florida experienced an 11‑cent bounce late last week yet stayed below $3 statewide, with AAA attributing the move to recurring retail price cycling.
- Large state gaps persist, with Oklahoma and Texas among the cheapest near the mid‑$2.50s and California and Hawaii above $4.40, including a San Diego average up about 15 cents week over week to $4.85.