Keeping Pain At The Pump To A Minimum In Peters

PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA - As Americans begin to look towards Memorial Day weekend and the kick-off to the summer driving season, gasoline prices continue to decline nationally. But the price at the pump continues to be higher than average in Pittsburgh and across Pennsylvania.

The national average declined 4.2 cents last week to $2.34 per gallon of regular unleaded, according to online price-tracker GasBuddy. The average price per gallon is considerably more expensive in Pennsylvania at $2.59 and in Pittsburgh at $2.70.

The downward trend nationally can be traced largely to recent plunge in crude oil prices as concern over weak demand and high supply has offset sentiment about last November’s OPEC production cuts. That’s according to Patrick DeHaan, a GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst.

But although prices are down locally about a cent from last week’s average, they are 12.5 cents higher than a month ago and 30.9 cents higher than they were a year ago.

According to GasBuddy, here’s where you’ll find the cheapest gas prices in and around the Peters Township area:

• GetGo, Washington Road near East McMurray Road, Peters: $2.55

• Sheetz, Washington Road at Weavertown Road, North Strabane, $2.55

• BP, Washington Road near East McMurray Road, Peters: $2.55

• T.J.’s Deli Mart, Washington Road near McClelland Road, North Strabane: $2.59

• Marathon, Racetrack Road near Meadowland Boulevard, Washington: $2.65

Photo by Joe Goldberg via Creative Commons.