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GasBuddy predicts stable 2020 gas price

Tulsa Beacon

Despite trouble in the Middle East, GasBuddy is predicting 2020 will show a national average of $2.60 per gallon – a 2 cent drop versus 2019. But warns that the national average will rise as much as 75 cents per gallon from a low in February until an eventual peak in May, leading to localized…

Thanksgiving gasoline prices rise

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa gas prices have risen 4.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.19/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations. Gas prices in Tulsa are 0.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, yet stand 18.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the…

Tulsa gas prices jump 14 cents prior to July 4th holiday

Tulsa Beacon

On the Monday before July 4th, a GasBuddy report shows Tulsa gas prices have risen 17.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.37/gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations. Gas prices in Tulsa are 14 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, yet stand 16.8 cents per gallon lower…

Pinnell trying to lure more fishermen

Tulsa Beacon

At a news conference at Lake Thunderbird State Park, Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell announced the launch of the Oklahoma Fishing Trail, a new tourism initiative designed to increase revenue for Oklahoma. “Our goal is to become a top ten tourism state, and the No. 1 fishing state in the nation,” said Pinnell, who is…

Time to roll back the CAFE standards

Tulsa Beacon

The Trump administration is trying to strike a blow for rational and honest government, so you know it’s getting a lot of pushback. President Trump wants to roll back unattainable Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards imposed by President Obama, and it wants those revised fuel efficiency ratings to apply nationwide, including California. But the…

Buy gas on Tuesdays in Oklahoma

Tulsa Beacon

Americans have been getting hit hard at the pump with average gasoline prices in the United States up 50 cents per gallon since January. With many metro areas across the nation seeing the largest seasonal rise in prices since 2012, GasBuddy released a new study that found the best and worst days of the week…

Ethanol is wrong in a number of different ways

Tulsa Beacon

Donald Trump didn’t forget he promised Iowa’s corn growers he’d be there for them if they helped send him to Washington. He’s told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to start the process of permitting the sale of E15 — a gasoline blend that’s 15 percent ethanol — year-round. Increasing demand for corn-based ethanol is the…

Gasbuddy: here’s how to save money

Tulsa Beacon

GasBuddy, a smartphone app connecting drivers with the Perfect Pit Stop, issued its 2019 Pump Habits Study, an annual study to glean insights on how consumers decide where and when to stop for fuel, revealing that drivers can overpay by up to $375 per year due to factors such as laziness, procrastination, and not taking…

Tulsa gasoline prices plummet

Tulsa Beacon

Gasoline prices in Tulsa fell 6.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.33/gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. This compares with the national average that has fallen 7 cents per gallon versus last week to $2.73/gallon, according to GasBuddy. Average gasoline prices on November 5 in…