Overview

• The national average sits near $3.08 per gallon per GasBuddy and $3.121 per AAA, marking a slight weekly decline and continued 2025 stability.
• A Los Angeles–area Chevron refinery fire is pressuring prices across the West and Southwest, with Phoenix premium topping $4 and analysts expecting a further 5–10 cent rise as damage is assessed.
• Price cycling produced sharp Midwest moves, with Columbus up 13.9 cents to $3.02 and Ohio leading weekly gains, while Indiana and Delaware saw declines, according to GasBuddy.
• AAA reports Florida’s average jumped 18 cents before falling 9 cents to $3.04, reflecting retailers’ pattern of cutting prices to win customers then restoring margins.
• EIA data show crude inventories up 1.8 million barrels and gasoline stocks up 4.1 million, OPEC+ signaled a smaller November output increase after October’s boost, and diesel rose about 1.1 cents to roughly $3.66.