The price of gasoline in Wyoming fell by 2 cents per gallon on Thursday over the previous 24 hours to average $4.84.
The website GasBuddy.com, which tracks national gas prices, reported Wyoming’s average gas price is up 2 cents from one week ago and is up $1.59 per gallon from one year ago.
Wyoming’s average price for gasoline remained the same as the national average of $4.84 for a gallon of regular.
High and Low Prices:
The highest gasoline price in Wyoming on Thursday was in Jackson at $5.68 per gallon. Laramie continued to have the lowest price in the state, $4.24, at the Tumbleweed Express at 4700 Bluebird Lane.
The county with the highest average price of gas was Teton at $5.41. Natrona County had the lowest average at $4.60.
These are the highest and lowest reported prices among those stationed surveyed.
*The average price per gallon of regular in each Wyoming county:
Albany $4.76; Big Horn $4.81; Campbell $4.83; Carbon $4.82; Converse $4.60; Crook $4.85; Fremont $4.93; Goshen $4.76; Hot Springs $4.92; Johnson $4.90; Laramie $4.68; Lincoln $4.85; Natrona $4.65; Niobrara $4.85; Park $5.03; Platte $4.85; Sheridan $4.94; Sublette $4.95; Sweetwater $4.86; Teton $5.41; Uinta $5.17; Washakie $4.90; Weston: $4.75.
*The lowest price per gallon, reported in major Wyoming cities:
Basin $4.77; Buffalo $4.84; Casper $4.95; Cheyenne $4.59; Cody $4.99; Douglas $4.54; Evanston $4.92; Gillette $4.65; Jackson $5.12; Kemmerer $4.92; Laramie $4.24; Lusk $4.79; Newcastle $4.54; Pinedale $4.94; Rawlins $4.72; Riverton $4.82; Rock Springs $4.74; Sheridan $4.79; Sundance $4.95; Thermopolis $4.81; Wheatland $4.87; Worland $4.84.
Tim’s Observations:
Teton County’s average gas price jumped a whopping 58 cents per gallon on Thursday to $5.41, the highest county average in the state.
If you are lucky enough to live in Laramie, you can still find gas for around $4.24 per gallon. Who would have thought that $4.24 would look good?
The gap between the national average the Wyoming average widened by a fraction today. Briefly Wednesday, the national average and Wyoming’s were in sync at $4.86 per gallon. Until yesterday, the normal spread between the averages has been 10 to 20 cents per gallon. As of this report, the difference is three-tenths of a cent.
According to GasBuddy, gasoline inventories increased by 2.6 million barrels to a total of 221.6 million barrels on Thursday, still 20 million barrels, 8.3% At 221.6 million barrels, inventories are down 20.0 million barrels or 8.3% lower than a year ago and are 8% below the five-year average for this time of year.
In layman’s terms, we are burning through our supply or oil faster than we can refine it.
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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.
