PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Temperatures are warm, but gas prices are relatively cool. Most states, including Oregon, are seeing fairly stable prices at the pumps.

Crude oil prices remaining below $70 per barrel have helped prevent major swings in gas prices this summer, according to AAA Oregon/Idaho's weekly report, out Tuesday:

For the week, the national average for regular slips one cent to $3.14 a gallon. The Oregon average dips two cents to $3.97 a gallon, while Bend's average is down about three cents, to $3.77 a gallon.

“It’s been a quiet summer at the pumps so far, and this trend should continue in the short term, as long as crude oil prices remain below $70 per barrel. Factors that could push pump prices higher include hurricanes that impact drilling and refining, geopolitical even

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