BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — For months now, drivers in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties have been paying $3.39 per gallon at most stations, or just a penny less.

Patrick De Haan, an analyst with GasBuddy, an app that helps consumers find the cheapest gas nearby, said stations appear to have settled into a pattern of price stability rather than competition.

"Stations could be kind of developing a new kind of path forward," De Haan said. "That is, they're just kind of not talking. But nobody's really moving the needle. Nobody's aggressive. Nobody's really looking for that additional business."

De Haan explained the business rationale behind maintaining higher prices.

"These businesses are...you know...a for-profit operation and just like our society, if you can sell a good at a higher pric

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