PITTSBURGH — Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania rose by four cents to an average of $2.872 per gallon this week, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Gas prices in states across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast have seen moderate increases following last week’s double-digit increases. According to the latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) report, regional gasoline supplies dropped to 60.5 million last week. The drop reflects tightening supply due to those refineries still remaining offline after Hurricane Harvey, and prices are increasing for the same reason.
As pipelines and refineries return to their full operations in the region, prices should start to decrease later in the month. Temporary relief at the pump should also come from extension of the multi-state waiver issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, which will allow states to sell reformulated gasoline without additives that reduce pollution during the summer.
The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas: Bradford, $2.850; Brookville, $2.905; DuBois, $2.855; Erie, $2.895; and Warren, $2.863.
For the first time in more than 15 days, the national gas price average appears to be leveling out despite Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irma making landfall in the southeast. Holding steady for five days at $2.67, today’s national gas price average is just three cents more expensive on the week.
