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March 6, 2024

Reduced refinery activity puts upward pressure on gasoline and diesel prices


January 17, 2024

EIA expects average U.S. gasoline and diesel prices to decrease in 2024 and 2025


January 3, 2024

In 2023, U.S. annual average retail gasoline prices were 40 cents a gallon lower than 2022


November 22, 2023

U.S. gasoline prices decline amid lower gasoline demand and falling crude oil prices


November 1, 2023

Low U.S. gasoline demand is making gasoline less profitable, reducing crack spreads


September 14, 2023

Energy use for transportation increased from pre-pandemic levels in 2021 in only 12 states


September 7, 2023

Electric vehicles and hybrids make up 16% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales


August 31, 2023

U.S. gasoline prices are on the rise heading into Labor Day


July 18, 2023

U.S. gasoline inventories are rising, driven by East Coast market dynamics


May 25, 2023

U.S. gasoline prices are down from 2022 heading into Memorial Day weekend


April 19, 2023

Forecast retail gasoline prices for summer 2023 will be lower than last summer


March 20, 2023

U.S. petroleum product exports set a record high in 2022


February 28, 2023

Colorado refinery outage is causing higher gasoline prices in Rocky Mountain region


February 23, 2023

State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023


January 12, 2023

EIA expects U.S. gasoline and diesel retail prices to decline in 2023 and 2024


January 5, 2023

U.S. retail gasoline prices rose in summer but ended 2022 lower than start of 2022


December 28, 2022

Electric vehicles and hybrids surpass 10% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales


December 21, 2022

Retail gasoline prices rose across the United States in 2021 as driving increased


December 14, 2022

Tanker rates for refined petroleum products reach multiyear highs during 2022


December 2, 2022

West Coast gasoline prices have been volatile this year


December 1, 2022

More ethanol was blended into U.S. gasoline last summer than ever before


November 23, 2022

Real U.S. gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are mostly unchanged from last year


October 28, 2022

Product Highlight: EIA’s Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update


October 3, 2022

Hurricane Ian temporarily disrupts Florida’s gasoline supply chain


September 26, 2022

The United States exported record amounts of petroleum products in the first half of 2022


September 23, 2022

State gasoline taxes varied widely across the United States in July


September 16, 2022

EIA forecasts East Coast gasoline inventories will build by the end of 2022


September 2, 2022

Pre-Labor Day retail gasoline prices are the highest in the United States since 2014


August 10, 2022

EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report provides a snapshot of petroleum balances


July 18, 2022

Second-quarter U.S. gasoline consumption has been less than during 2021


June 28, 2022

Significant volumes of gasoline and distillate move from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast


May 27, 2022

Memorial Day real gasoline prices highest since 2012, near record levels


April 28, 2022

China processed record amounts of crude oil in 2021 but exported less gasoline and diesel


April 19, 2022

EIA expects summer U.S. real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014


April 12, 2022

The United States increased both imports and exports of petroleum products in 2021


March 23, 2022

U.S. gasoline and diesel prices declined slightly the week after their March 14 peak


February 9, 2022

Electric vehicles and hybrids surpass 10% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales


January 13, 2022

EIA expects gasoline and diesel prices to fall in 2022 and 2023 as demand growth slows


January 5, 2022

Retail gasoline prices rose across the United States in 2021 as driving increased


January 3, 2022

Energy prices rose more than other commodities in 2021


November 24, 2021

Average U.S. gasoline prices are higher this Thanksgiving than any since 2012


October 26, 2021

EIA projects global conventional vehicle fleet will peak in 2038


October 8, 2021

U.S. gasoline exports in May, June, and July reach new seasonal highs


October 5, 2021

A change in China’s tax policy is affecting Asia's petroleum product trade


September 3, 2021

Pre-Labor Day retail gasoline prices at highest level since 2014


August 9, 2021

Retail gasoline prices rise in the western United States


August 5, 2021

U.S. petroleum consumption decreased to a 25-year low in 2020


June 29, 2021

U.S. distillate demand returned to 2019 levels earlier than gasoline and jet fuel demand


May 28, 2021

U.S. average gasoline prices before Memorial Day are the highest since 2014


May 18, 2021

Average U.S. retail gasoline price exceeds $3.00 for the first time since late 2014


April 9, 2021

More gasoline expected to be consumed this summer than last, but not more than in 2019


April 7, 2021

Both U.S. imports and exports of several transportation fuels fell in 2020


April 1, 2021

State gasoline taxes average about 30 cents per gallon


March 30, 2021

U.S. gasoline prices have been rising with crude oil prices


January 25, 2021

EIA expects gasoline and diesel prices to increase as U.S. economy recovers


January 6, 2021

U.S. average gasoline prices and vehicle travel fell to multiyear lows in 2020


December 29, 2020

EIA tracks retail prices for gasoline, diesel, and residential heating fuels weekly


November 25, 2020

Pre-Thanksgiving gasoline prices at lowest level since 2015


September 4, 2020

U.S. gasoline prices heading into Labor Day weekend are the lowest since 2004


August 31, 2020

More energy is used per person for transportation in states with low population density


August 13, 2020

As lockdowns eased in May, gasoline demand increased and jet fuel continued to fall


August 6, 2020

Gasoline and diesel refining margins that diverged in March have moved closer together


June 22, 2020

Motor gasoline accounted for almost half of U.S. petroleum consumption in 2019


June 8, 2020

U.S. fuel ethanol production and inventory changes have largely followed motor gasoline


May 4, 2020

Low transportation fuel demand and low profitability drive refinery run declines


April 14, 2020

EIA tracks retail prices for gasoline, diesel, and residential heating fuels weekly


January 8, 2020

U.S. average retail gasoline prices in 2019 were slightly lower than in 2018


November 27, 2019

U.S. average gasoline prices this week are similar to the previous two Thanksgivings


November 5, 2019

Retail gasoline prices in California decline from recent highs


October 10, 2019

California gasoline prices have risen 60 cents per gallon in the past three weeks


September 25, 2019

U.S. sees largest weekly gasoline price increase since Hurricane Harvey


September 23, 2019

Saudi Arabia crude oil production outage affects global crude oil and gasoline prices


August 30, 2019

U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Labor Day are lower than last year


August 29, 2019

EIA introduces redesigned Energy Explained resource


August 14, 2019

State-level average annual gasoline expenditures per capita ranged from $400 to $1,400


July 16, 2019

New EPA ruling expands sale of 15% ethanol blended motor gasoline


May 24, 2019

U.S. gasoline prices this Memorial Day weekend are nearly the same as last year’s


May 23, 2019

California gasoline prices increase following refinery outages and declining inventories


April 17, 2019

Summer 2019 gasoline prices forecast to be lower than last summer


March 5, 2019

In late January, Gulf Coast gasoline crack spreads reached their lowest levels since 2014


January 4, 2019

U.S. average retail gasoline prices ended the year lower than they started


November 27, 2018

High gasoline inventories help drive U.S. refining margins to five-year lows


November 21, 2018

U.S. average gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are higher than the previous three years


October 24, 2018

Resumption of Iran sanctions adds uncertainty to crude oil and gasoline price forecasts


September 13, 2018

Hurricane Florence likely to affect Southeast U.S. electric power, transportation fuels


August 31, 2018

U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Labor Day weekend are highest in four years


August 30, 2018

Shipments to gas stations before certain holidays affect gasoline product supplied


August 13, 2018

U.S. refineries running at near-record highs


July 19, 2018

Crossover utility vehicles overtake cars as the most popular light-duty vehicle type


July 13, 2018

The United States continues to export MTBE, mainly to Mexico, Chile, and Venezuela


June 27, 2018

EIA expects 2018 gasoline prices have peaked


June 18, 2018

Adoption of autonomous vehicles could increase U.S. transportation energy consumption


May 31, 2018

Gasoline futures prices are below distillate futures prices, rare for this time of year


May 25, 2018

National average gasoline prices approach $3 per gallon heading into Memorial Day


May 24, 2018

Most U.S. motor gasoline exports go to Mexico


May 22, 2018

Electrified vehicles continue to see slow growth and less use than conventional vehicles


May 10, 2018

EIA raises crude oil, gasoline price forecasts for 2018


April 12, 2018

Summer gasoline prices expected to be highest in four years


March 6, 2018

Positive U.S. ethanol margins are driving ethanol production growth


January 4, 2018

U.S. gasoline prices increased in 2017


January 2, 2018

Energy commodity prices increased in the second half of 2017


November 22, 2017

U.S. average gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are higher than the previous two years


October 18, 2017

Crude oil and petroleum product exports reach record levels in the first half of 2017


October 6, 2017

U.S. household spending for gasoline is expected to remain below $2,000 in 2017


October 3, 2017

State taxes on gasoline in 2017 up 4.5% from 2016


September 15, 2017

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma lead to higher gasoline prices in Florida


September 11, 2017

Hurricane Harvey caused U.S. Gulf Coast refinery runs to drop, gasoline prices to rise


September 1, 2017

Hurricane Harvey adds uncertainty to gasoline prices for the upcoming Labor Day weekend


August 17, 2017

U.S. gasoline production is running near record levels


July 17, 2017

Retail price of regular gasoline forecast to average $2.38 per gallon this summer


June 27, 2017

U.S. exports of crude oil and petroleum products have more than doubled since 2010


June 21, 2017

Growing octane needs widen the price difference between premium and regular gasoline


May 26, 2017

Gasoline prices ahead of Memorial Day are higher than 2016, but second lowest since 2009


May 23, 2017

Fuel economy improvements are projected to reduce future gasoline use


May 15, 2017

Petroleum product exports from Central Atlantic states were unusually high in February


May 10, 2017

Flows of gasoline and diesel into the Midwest fall as demand flattens and production grows


April 13, 2017

Retail gasoline prices this summer are expected to be slightly higher than in 2016


February 23, 2017

China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000


January 6, 2017

U.S. gasoline prices in 2016 were the lowest since 2004


January 3, 2017

Energy commodity prices rose more than other commodity sectors in 2016


December 13, 2016

EIA forecasts continued biomass-based diesel growth due to final 2017 RFS targets


November 23, 2016

U.S. average gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are the second-lowest in eight years


November 8, 2016

Colonial Pipeline restarts Line 1, resumes gasoline shipments to U.S. Southeast


November 3, 2016

Major gasoline pipeline in Southeast disrupted for second time in two months


November 2, 2016

U.S. summer gasoline consumption sets new high


October 4, 2016

Growth in propane exports drove U.S. petroleum product export growth in first half of 2016


September 30, 2016

Pipeline disruption leads to record gasoline stock changes in Southeast, Gulf Coast


September 21, 2016

Pipeline shutdown disrupts gasoline supply in the Southeast


September 19, 2016

The United States is both a major importer and exporter of motor gasoline


September 2, 2016

Gasoline prices prior to Labor Day lowest in 12 years


August 1, 2016

New EIA website spotlights key drivers of petroleum product prices


July 13, 2016

Retail price of regular gasoline forecast to average $2.25 per gallon this summer


June 27, 2016

Proposed standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles would reduce diesel consumption


May 27, 2016

U.S. retail gasoline prices lowest since 2009 ahead of Memorial Day weekend


May 4, 2016

Almost all U.S. gasoline is blended with 10% ethanol


April 19, 2016

State taxes on gasoline and diesel average 27 cents per gallon


April 13, 2016

Retail gasoline prices this summer expected to be lowest since 2004


April 6, 2016

Engine design trends lead to increased demand for higher-octane gasoline


March 25, 2016

U.S. petroleum product exports continue to increase


March 2, 2016

California wholesale gasoline price falls before switch to summer-grade gasoline


February 23, 2016

Motor gasoline consumption expected to remain below 2007 peak despite increase in travel


February 22, 2016

Pipelines, tankers, and barges convey transportation fuels from Gulf Coast to East Coast


February 19, 2016

For transportation fuels, the Gulf Coast produces, the East Coast consumes


February 4, 2016

High inventories help push crude oil prices to lowest levels in 13 years


January 14, 2016

U.S. average gasoline price falls below $2.00 per gallon for first time since 2009


January 7, 2016

U.S. gasoline prices in 2015 were lowest since 2009


January 4, 2016

Prices for oil and natural gas commodities fell during 2015


November 25, 2015

U.S. gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are the lowest in seven years


November 10, 2015

Before recent transfer, Highway Trust Fund had reached its lowest level in years


October 13, 2015

California’s gasoline imports increase 10-fold after major refinery outage


October 8, 2015

West Coast petroleum markets differ by supply, demand, and distribution


September 15, 2015

U.S. job market and automotive sales trends support growth in gasoline use


August 19, 2015

EIA lowers crude oil price forecast through 2016


August 18, 2015

Unplanned refinery outage leads to higher Midwest gasoline prices


July 23, 2015

Average diesel retail price below gasoline price for first time in six years


July 14, 2015

Summer gasoline prices are lowest in years


June 17, 2015

Refiner margins unable to fully offset low upstream earnings for integrated oil companies


May 22, 2015

U.S. retail gasoline prices lowest since 2009 heading into Memorial Day weekend


May 20, 2015

Low crude oil prices, increased gasoline demand lead to high refiner margins


May 12, 2015

New supply patterns and additional disruptions push California gasoline prices higher


April 13, 2015

Household spending on gasoline and public transit varies by region, income


April 10, 2015

U.S. household gasoline expenditures expected to fall in 2015


April 8, 2015

Summer gasoline prices to be down more than $1 from last summer


March 5, 2015

U.S. petroleum product exports increase for 13th consecutive year, setting record


February 23, 2015

Higher RIN prices support continued ethanol blending despite lower gasoline prices


February 3, 2015

Increase in average gasoline prices ends 17-week streak of declining prices


January 7, 2015

U.S. gasoline prices end 2014 at lowest levels since mid-May 2009


December 16, 2014

U.S. household gasoline expenditures in 2015 on track to be the lowest in 11 years


December 15, 2014

Gasoline prices tend to have little effect on demand for car travel


November 26, 2014

U.S. gasoline prices this Thanksgiving are the lowest since 2009


November 3, 2014

U.S. gasoline prices move with Brent rather than WTI crude oil


October 27, 2014

Increasing ethanol use has reduced the average energy content of retail motor gasoline


September 10, 2014

EIA's forecast of 2014 gasoline use has risen 2 billion gallons (1.6%) in past 10 months


August 29, 2014

U.S. retail gasoline prices fall as Labor Day approaches


July 22, 2014

Fuel economy and average vehicle cost vary significantly across vehicle types


July 15, 2014

Significant fuel economy improvement options exist for light-duty gasoline vehicles


July 11, 2014

Fuel economy improvements show diminishing returns in fuel savings


July 2, 2014

A perspective on U.S. gasoline prices heading into Fourth of July weekend


June 26, 2014

Fuel economy standards drive down projected gasoline use; diesel use, product exports rise


May 23, 2014

Average retail gasoline price is $3.67 per gallon heading into Memorial Day weekend


May 13, 2014

China promotes both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use


May 5, 2014

U.S. ethanol imports from Brazil down in 2013


April 22, 2014

U.S. petroleum product exports increase in 2013


April 16, 2014

Personal travel growth significantly influences projected transportation energy demand


April 9, 2014

Summer average gasoline price expected to be close to last year's level


April 3, 2014

Rail congestion, cold weather raise ethanol spot prices


April 1, 2014

Florida gasoline supply sources and prices reflect broader market shifts


March 5, 2014

Ethanol producers benefiting from higher margins for distillers grains


January 10, 2014

Gasoline prices moved in tight range in 2013


January 3, 2014

Few transportation fuels surpass the energy densities of gasoline and diesel


December 13, 2013

Abundant 2013 corn harvest boosts ethanol production


November 27, 2013

Gasoline prices this Thanksgiving lower than a year ago


October 10, 2013

New-vehicle fuel economy continues to increase


October 7, 2013

Ethanol blending provides another proxy for gasoline demand


September 19, 2013

E85 motor fuel is increasingly price-competitive with gasoline in parts of the Midwest


August 30, 2013

At end of summer driving season, gasoline prices are lower than past two years


August 6, 2013

Recent gasoline prices above last year, but 2013 year-to-date average lower than 2012


July 15, 2013

Petroleum products demand data revised at regional level


June 27, 2013

Midwest gasoline prices returning to normal


May 24, 2013

Gasoline prices rise in the Midwest as the summer driving season approaches


May 15, 2013

Mexico Week: Crude oil moving north, products moving south characterizes U.S.-Mexico trade


May 6, 2013

Price spread between regular and premium gasoline has changed over time


May 1, 2013

State gasoline taxes average 23.5 cents per gallon but vary widely


April 29, 2013

Date of switch to summer-grade gasoline approaches


April 22, 2013

This year's gasoline price increase not unusual


April 10, 2013

Average summer gasoline prices expected to be slightly lower than in 2012


April 9, 2013

Catalytic reforming boosts octane for gasoline blending


March 20, 2013

U.S. crude oil production on track to surpass imports for first time since 1995


February 25, 2013

Why have gasoline prices risen since the start of the year?


February 14, 2013

Few transportation fuels surpass the energy densities of gasoline and diesel


February 7, 2013

EIA begins posting daily energy prices on Today in Energy webpage


February 4, 2013

U.S. household expenditures for gasoline account for nearly 4% of pretax income


February 1, 2013

Weather and other events can cause disruptions to gasoline infrastructure and supply


January 31, 2013

2012 Brief: U.S. ethanol prices and production lower compared to 2011


January 18, 2013

Hydrocracking is an important source of diesel and jet fuel


January 11, 2013

2012 Brief: Retail gasoline prices vary significantly across the country


November 23, 2012

Thanksgiving gasoline prices slightly above last year’s level


November 5, 2012

EIA initiates daily gasoline availability survey for metropolitan New York


October 18, 2012

Biofuels markets face blending constraints and other challenges


August 21, 2012

Crude oil prices peaked early in 2012


August 14, 2012

U.S. total motor gasoline exports down slightly from last year but still at high levels


August 13, 2012

Estimated U.S. gasoline consumption low compared to five-year average


June 26, 2012

Drop in U.S. gasoline prices reflects decline in crude oil costs


June 12, 2012

Delta Air Lines plans to increase jet fuel yield at Trainer refinery


May 25, 2012

Asian demand spurs U.S. net exports of petroleum coke to higher levels in early 2012


April 26, 2012

U.S. summer gasoline demand expected to be at 11-year low


April 11, 2012

State-level retail gasoline taxes vary significantly


April 6, 2012

Regional differences for cost of crude oil to refiners widened in 2011


March 26, 2012

Gasoline prices rise due to increased crude oil costs


March 21, 2012

Updated weekly gasoline export estimates affect year-over-year gasoline demand comparisons


March 1, 2012

Review of developments in crude oil and product markets over the past two months


February 14, 2012

Retail gasoline prices in the Rocky Mountains fall as U.S. average prices rise


January 17, 2012

Distillate yields at U.S. refineries are rising


January 13, 2012

2011 Brief: U.S. average gasoline and diesel prices over $3 per gallon throughout 2011


January 9, 2012

2011 Brief: Energy commodity price trends varied widely during 2011


January 6, 2012

U.S. refineries and blenders produced record amounts of distillate fuels


December 8, 2011

Gasoline with higher ethanol content getting closer to U.S. drivers' fuel tanks


October 31, 2011

3:2:1 Crack spreads based on WTI & LLS crude oils have diverged in 2011


October 27, 2011

Recent gasoline and diesel prices track Brent and LLS, not WTI


October 3, 2011

Summer 2011 gasoline price review


September 14, 2011

Growth slows in U.S. ethanol production and consumption


September 7, 2011

U.S. exports of petroleum products increase as markets become more globally integrated


August 26, 2011

EIA updates mapping tool relating hurricane path to energy infrastructure


June 3, 2011

Is the seasonal gasoline price peak behind us?


June 2, 2011

An introduction to crack spreads


April 13, 2011

The outlook for transportation fuel markets this summer


April 12, 2011

Retail prices: diesel outpaces gasoline


April 8, 2011

January 2011 gasoline demand reduced by snowy weather


March 11, 2011

What we pay for in a gallon of regular gasoline


March 1, 2011

Gasoline prices — second largest one-week increase since 1990


February 24, 2011

Gasoline product supplied may reflect snowstorm effects on driving


February 22, 2011

U.S. gasoline exports hit all-time high in November 2010