Pump prices across the state have been trending downward lately as the
price of oil failed to sustain much upward momentum this week. Oklahoma
drivers are now paying an average of $3.434 per gallon for self-serve
regular, a 1.6-cent decrease from last week and a dip of 16 cents since
the end of July. Nationwide, prices shed 3.1 cents from last week to
settle at $3.585 today. Read more
AAA forecasts 31.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from
home during the Labor Day holiday weekend, a 2.4 percent decrease from
the 32.3 million people who traveled one year ago. Read more
Oklahoma’s gasoline price average has fallen 23 cents over the last 17
days, according to AAA Oklahoma. Today’s average price across the state
for a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.341. This compares with a
national average today of $3.493, down 17 cents since Sept. 9, 2011. Read more
AAA forecasts 91.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from
home over the upcoming Christmas / New Year’s holiday period, a 1.4
percent increase over year-ago figures. Read more
AAA Oklahoma anticipates it will come to the aid of 5,800 stranded
motorists in Oklahoma during the year-end holiday period, as 787,500
Oklahomans take to the highways for holiday trips between Dec. 23 and
Jan. 2, 2012. Read more