By Jerry Bohnen | OK Energy Today
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gasoline prices eased slightly in Oklahoma last week but still remained well over the $3-a-gallon level, AAA reported.
The organization said Oklahoma’s average on Feb. 9 was $3.12 a gallon, down from $3.18 reported a week earlier but still 20 cents more than $2.92 a gallon a month ago. Prices are nearly the same as they were one year ago, when Oklahoma’s average was $3.14 per gallon.
Oklahoma’s average was still less than the national average of $3.43 per gallon. The national average fell 6 cents last week but was 15 cents more than a month ago and only 3 cents below the average a year ago.
Some parts of Oklahoma had higher averages, including Coal County with the highest average price at $3.61 per gallon. Greer County was second highest at $3.48, while Jefferson County’s average was $3.45. Ellis County in the northwest averaged $3.43, and Hughes County in the southeast reported an average price of $3.41 per gallon.
Prices in Oklahoma City averaged $3.12, a decline of 6 cents last week but still higher than the $2.89 average a month earlier. A year ago, prices in OKC averaged $3.10 per gallon.
Tulsa’s average last week dropped to $2.95 after prices hit $3.09 the week before. The city’s average a month ago was $2.94, while a year ago the average was $3.17.
Lawton’s average was down to $2.93 per gallon, compared to the $3.02 average a week earlier. It was also 20 cents more than the average a month ago and only 2 cents cheaper than the $2.95 average a year ago.
Oklahoma’s $3.12 average compared to $3.16 in Kansas, $3.94 in Colorado, $3.27 in New Mexico, $3.03 in Texas, $3.11 in Arkansas and $3.10 in Missouri.