Crude Oil and Gasoline Prices Begin to Creep Up



March 9th, 2010 | File Under : Companies - Mining Exploration - Natural Gas - Oil and Gas - Trade & Market

Crude oil and gasoline prices are inching up again. Optimism about the economy, new tensions in oil-producing Nigeria and reports that China intends to build up its strategic reserves lifted crude prices to around $82 on Monday, about a $10 increase in the last month.

Prices at the pump are rising, too, with the average national price for a gallon of gasoline jumping 5 cents in the last week, to just above $2.75.

Gas Prices Chugging Higher As Holidays Near



November 3rd, 2009 | File Under : Oil and Gas

gasoline_pricesAmericans are paying more for gasoline than they did last year as the holidays approached — billions of dollars that could go to books, clothes and Barbie dolls instead being spent at the pump.

Crude Oil Prices Increase To $79.55 a barrel, Gas Prices Increase 6.8 percent



October 29th, 2009 | File Under : Oil and Gas - Petroleum

oil-prices-trade-marketConsumers for the first time this year are paying more on average for a gallon of gasoline than they did 12 months ago, according to data released Tuesday.

The rising price of crude oil, which closed Tuesday at $79.55 a barrel, is putting pressure on gasoline prices.

Gasoline Prices Jump 15 Cents In 2 Weeks



September 28th, 2009 | File Under : Natural Gas - Oil and Gas - Trade & Market

Gasoline prices rose more than 15 cents in the past two weeks, the result of rising crude oil prices, according to a survey published Sunday.

The average national price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline was at $2.6442, the August 7 Lundberg survey found, an increase of 15.83 cents from two weeks ago.