The price of gas in Wyoming fell by 1.5 cents on Tuesday from the previous 24 hours to average $4.18 per gallon.
The website GasBuddy.com, which tracks national gas prices, reported Wyoming’s average gas price was up 5 cents per gallon over a week ago, and is up $1.26 per gallon from one year ago.
Wyoming’s average price for gasoline remained below the national average of $4.372 for a gallon of regular.
High and Low Prices:
The highest gasoline price in Wyoming on Tuesday was in Jackson at $4.78 per gallon. The lowest price was at the Sinclair station at 802 E. 2nd St. in Gillette, $3.86 per gallon.
Teton and Uinta counties tied as the counties with the highest average price at $4.40 per gallon. Albany County had the lowest average price among counties at $3.92.
These are the highest and lowest reported prices among those stationed surveyed
Today’s Big Movers:
Sublette County was up by 19 cents per gallon, while Rawlins was down by 10 cents per gallon.
The Most Common County Average:
$4.18 to $4.19 cents per gallon, with seven counties reporting this average.
*The average price per gallon of regular in each Wyoming county:
Albany $3.92; Big Horn $4.19; Campbell $3.97; Carbon $4.15; Converse $4.05; Crook $4.19; Fremont $4.20; Goshen $4.13; Hot Springs $4.31; Johnson $4.18; Laramie $4.12; Lincoln $4.19; Natrona $4.07; Niobrara $4.10; Park $4.24; Platte $4.19; Sheridan $4.09; Sublette $4.35; Sweetwater $4.29; Teton $4.40; Uinta $4.40; Washakie $4.19; Weston: $4.10.
*The lowest price per gallon, reported in major Wyoming cities:
Basin $4.15; Buffalo $3.94; Casper $3.95; Cheyenne $3.93; Cody $4.18; Douglas $3.98; Evanston $4.21; Gillette $3.86; Jackson $4.37; Kemmerer $4.29; Laramie $3.89; Lusk $3.99; Newcastle $3.93; Pinedale $4.29; Rawlins $4.04; Riverton $4.14; Rock Springs $4.26; Sheridan $3.94; Sundance $4.05; Thermopolis $4.18; Wheatland $4.08; Worland $4.08.
Tim’s Observations:
It’s already been a long, hard year for gas prices, and we aren’t even halfway through. The rest of the year isn’t going to be any easier.
After a brief period of decline in March, prices have steadily risen in recent weeks, topping off today with an all-time national high average of $4.371 per gallon of unleaded regular, having risen 15 cents per gallon in the last week alone.
As the summer driving season is set to kick off, reports by GasBuddy and the Energy Information Administration indicate we could see another 20 cents per gallon on top of what we are paying now.
Another summer issue to consider is hurricane season, starting June 1 and ending Nov. 1.
I grew up in Florida, and I know that even a modest storm striking the Gulf Coast could damage or take out refineries, putting ore of a strain on an already volatile market. Four oil refineries in Louisiana and Mississippi that provided 900,000 barrels per day of petroleum products were seriously damaged by Hurricane Katrina, and it took weeks to start producing again.
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*Note: Prices in this report are for reference only. They are gathered just prior to posting, and may not reflect prices that have changed since last posted.
