Gas prices tick up for second week as oil market faces shifting trends

(LOOTPRESS) – For the second consecutive week, the national average price of gasoline has increased, rising 1.2 cents over the past week to $3.11 per gallon, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the U.S.

Compared to last month, the average is up 1.3 cents, though it remains 32.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. Meanwhile, the national average price of diesel has dipped slightly, falling 0.1 cents to $3.708 per gallon.

“It was another relatively tame week at the pump, with the national average inching up for the second straight week as oil prices briefly touched the $70 per barrel mark before sliding late in the week on news that OPEC+ will raise oil production again in September,” said Pat