PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are five cents higher this week at $3.291 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in Bradford for $3.335, Brookville, $3.306, DuBois, $3.230, Erie, $3.336, and in Warren, $3.345.
At 10 million barrels per day, gasoline demand reached a new Energy Information Administration record last week, and that number only partially reflects Independence Day holiday weekend travel. The nearly 1 million barrel per day jump in demand drove down gasoline supplies by 6.1 million barrels to 235,000 million barrels and consequently pushed the national average pump price up to $3.14.
The price of crude oil, which fluctuated last week following OPEC’s failure to reach an agreement on production increases, continues to be a dominant factor in determining how high prices will go this summer. Last week ended with higher crude prices than the start of the week, though still under $75 per barrel.
Peak summer driving season is in full swing as Americans hit the road to explore and gas prices are not backing down. Motorists are paying, on average, nearly a dollar more a gallon than last summer to fill up and close to 40 cents more than in 2019.
