GasBuddy survey: Peoria gas prices unchanged since last week, but higher than McLean County

(25 Information Now) – Motorists shopping for gasoline in Peoria are paying about the identical in comparison with every week in the past, however the common worth is costlier than McLean County, in keeping with the most recent GasBuddy survey.

GasBuddy’s survey of 148 stations in Peoria exhibits the common worth at $3.24 per gallon on Monday, unchanged from final week, however 43.1 cents per gallon decrease than a month in the past and 12.6 cents decrease than the identical time a 12 months in the past.

The most affordable worth in Peoria was $2.91 per gallon and the best was $3.40 per gallon, in keeping with GasBuddy.

GasBuddy’s web site exhibits McLean County, together with Bloomington-Regular, averaged virtually $3.12 per gallon, up from $2.81 every week in the past.

Tazewell County’s common fell three cents per gallon to $3.15. In Woodford County, the common fuel worth rose simply over 4 cents per gallon to $3.27.

Nationally, GasBuddy stated the common rose 12.3 cents within the final week to $3.17 per gallon, however that’s nonetheless 22.5 cents per gallon beneath the worth solely a month in the past and 9.5 cents per gallon decrease than the identical time a 12 months in the past.

Ought to the worth of oil proceed to rise, extra gasoline worth will increase may very well be on the way in which, stated Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head petroleum evaluation.

“…Extraordinarily chilly climate led to many refinery points, shutting down over 1,000,000 barrels of refining capability, pushing wholesale costs up,” De Haan stated in a information launch.

“As well as, China’s reopening plans gave markets inspiration that world oil demand will begin to get better, as China’s almost three-year COVID-zero insurance policies look like coming to an finish,” De Haan additionally stated.

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