Oregon has nation’s seventh-largest weekly drop in gas prices PORTLAND, Ore., – A drop in demand and increase in gasoline stocks are sending pump prices lower in time for the busy holiday travel season. For the week, the national average for regular dips two cents to $2.55 a gallon. The Oregon average drops five cents …
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PORTLAND, Ore., – Oregon drivers are enjoying gas prices that are falling more quickly than in other states. For the week, the national average for regular slips two cents to $2.57 a gallon. The Oregon average drops six cents to $3.12. This is the fourth-largest weekly decline in the nation. Oregon also has the second-largest …
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Oregon and other West Coast states enjoy largest declines PORTLAND, Ore., – Pump prices are showing little movement following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. More than half of the states, including Oregon, are seeing prices tick down. For the week, the national average remains at $2.59 a gallon. The Oregon average dips three cents to $3.18. …
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Major storm could snarl holiday travel in Southern Oregon, Northern California PORTLAND, Ore., – Pump prices are within a few cents of last year’s prices and are continuing to edge lower in about half of all states, including Oregon. For the week, the national average ticks down a penny to $2.59 a gallon. The Oregon …
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AAA offers travel advice to the 296,000 Idahoans leaving town for a family feast BOISE – (November 26, 2019) – Idaho families who are heading over the river and through the woods for a Thanksgiving celebration are in for some good news when they fuel up on the way out of town – According …
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Increase in Gasoline Stocks Pushes Gas Prices Cheaper PORTLAND, Ore., – Pump prices are cheaper in most states including Oregon this week as an increase in gasoline stocks has put downward pressure on prices. For the week, the national average slips one-and-a-half cents to $2.60 a gallon. The Oregon average falls a nickel to $3.26. …
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Second-highest travel volume on record with 55 million Americans taking to roads and skies PORTLAND, Ore., – AAA projects more than 55 million Americans (16.8 percent of the population) will kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 2.9 percent increase over last year. …
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PORTLAND, Ore., – Demand for gasoline in the U.S. is dropping to levels more typical for autumn which is helping pump prices fall or stabilize. For the week, the national average holds steady at $2.61 a gallon. The Oregon average loses three cents to $3.31. The latest report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) …
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Tightening Gasoline Supplies Send Prices Higher in Oregon and Many Other States PORTLAND, Ore., – U.S. refinery utilization is at 83 percent—the lowest rate since September 2017—tightening gasoline supplies and causing state gas price averages to rise in nearly half of all states, including Oregon. For the week, the national average holds steady at $2.64 …
Mild weather stokes demand as refineries slow production to catch up on repairs BOISE – (October 21, 2019) – It’s that time of year – refineries across the country go offline on a rotating basis to make the switch to winter-blend fuel and to catch up on needed maintenance and repairs. Normally, the resulting decrease …
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