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Posted May 15, 2024 Today in Energy ›

Higher refining costs could increase summer gasoline prices ›

Average monthly prices for regular-grade retail gasoline in the United States could increase by more than 10 cents per gallon (gal) if refinery output is lower than expected, according to an analysis we published on May 14. More

U.S. average regular retail gasoline price

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), May 2024

Data Highlights

WTI crude oil futures price

5/14/2024: NA/barrel

NA from week earlier
NA from year earlier

Natural gas futures price

5/14/2024: NA/MMBtu

NA from week earlier
NA from year earlier

Retail gasoline price

5/13/2024: $3.608/gal

down$0.035 from week earlier
up$0.072 from year earlier

Crude oil inventories

5/10/2024: 457.0 million barrels

down2.5 million barrels from week earlier
down10.6 million barrels from year earlier

Weekly coal production

5/4/2024: 7.842 million tons

up0.193 million tons from week earlier
down2.878 million tons from year earlier