Average U.S. Gasoline Price Falls Below $4 for First Time in Months
AAA said diesel also remains above $5 a gallon as lower crude prices and a U.S.-Iran agreement eased pump costs.
- On Thursday, the United States national average for regular gasoline fell below $4 for the first time since March 30, with AAA reporting $3.999 per gallon and GasBuddy tracking about $3.98.
- The Strait of Hormuz is set to reopen under a United States and Iran memorandum, addressing the late February closure that choked off about 20% of the world's oil supply and triggered the price surge.
- Independent oil analyst Tom Kloza noted gas prices "go up like a rocket and come down like a feather," explaining the slow decline, while Indiana reports the cheapest average price at $3.40 among 28 states.
- Dan Pickering, founder and chief investment officer at Pickering Energy Partners, cautioned that the new normal "isn't going to be $2.85 gasoline," signaling prices will remain elevated compared to pre-war levels.
- Matt Smith, lead oil analyst at Kpler, warned that restoring tanker traffic will take three or four months, and with inventories at decade lows, experts expect pump prices could surge above $4 again this summer.
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