For the third straight week, diesel prices fell. This week, prices fell sharply — by 17 cents per gallon.
The price of a gallon of diesel dropped from $4.475 to $4.305 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly report.
All reporting regions show a major drop in price led by the Rocky Mountain Region falling nearly 23 cents per gallon from $4.557 to $4.329.
Meanwhile, the Lower Atlantic Region and the Midwest Region fell by 21 cents per gallon.
The Lower Atlantic dropped under four dollars per gallon from $4.151 to $3.932.
The Midwest plunged from $4.352 to $4.135.
The Associated Press reported on Tuesday that oil prices were calmer following Monday’s bounce back. Brent crude oil, the international standard, edged down by less than 0.1% to $94.96 per barrel, though that’s still well above the roughly $70 level it was at before the war.
Bruce Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has lived in three states including Arkansas, Missouri and Georgia. During his nearly 20-year career, Bruce has served as managing editor and sports editor for numerous publications. He and his wife, Dana, who is also a journalist, are based in Carrollton, Georgia.
