World gas prices up for now
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Drivers hardly had a chance to absorb the news last week that gas prices had fallen to a four-year low when suddenly prices shot upward again. Marquees that hadn’t advertised a gallon of regular for less than $3 for quite some time did so for a day or two at best, only to be followed by a 20-cent spike. The good news, according to a senior petroleum analyst Greg Laskowski with GasBuddy.com, is the higher prices aren’t expected to last long. On Monday, gas was cheaper on average in Hidalgo County than in Cameron County, according to GasBuddy, while the least expensive gallon of regular to be had in Texas was at Sam’s Club in Texas City for $2.75. Gas prices in Harlingen and San Benito ranged from $3.15 to $3.19. Raymondville prices were $3.18. Laskowski said gas was averaging about $3.16 a gallon where he was, near Tampa, Florida, while the national average was $3.33 a gallon, according to valleymorningstar.com