Average gas prices around Buckeye saw a slight decline leading into the weekend on Friday.
The average price per gallon locally was $4.68, down about $15 cents from the Friday previous. The local prices trend echoed both state and national trends, according to price watchers.
Despite the weekly decline, prices remain significantly higher than both a month ago and the same time last year. GasBuddy reported the national average is 41 cents higher than a month ago and $1.32 higher than this time in 2025.
Diesel prices also declined, dropping 4 cents over the week to a national average of $5.57 per gallon.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said falling oil prices helped drive the decrease in fuel costs across much of the country.
“Average gasoline prices declined in 40 states over the last week as falling oil prices helped offset earlier price cycling in many markets, bringing relief to motorists after several states had already seen sharp increases,” De Haan said.
He noted that optimism surrounding a possible diplomatic agreement between the United States and Iran helped reduce concerns about disruptions to global oil supplies, lowering crude oil prices and easing pressure at the pump.
However, De Haan cautioned that fuel markets remain volatile due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
“Motorists may continue to see some relief, but it remains too early to know how long the decline will last,” he said.
Oil prices moved sharply throughout the week as traders reacted to developments tied to U.S.-Iran negotiations and military activity in the region. Early Tuesday trading showed West Texas Intermediate crude at $92.58 per barrel, down from $98.37 a week earlier. Brent crude was trading at $98.95 per barrel, below last week’s opening level of $104.36.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest petroleum report showed crude oil inventories fell by 7.9 million barrels during the week ending May 15. Gasoline inventories also declined by 1.5 million barrels and remain about 5% below the five-year seasonal average.
Refinery utilization dipped slightly to 91.6%, while gasoline demand increased modestly to 8.77 million barrels per day.
Across the nation, the most common gasoline price motorists encountered was $3.99 per gallon. The median gas price stood at $4.29 per gallon, about 16 cents below the national average.
California continued to post the nation’s highest average gas prices at $6.07 per gallon, followed by Washington at $5.70 and Hawaii at $5.67. The lowest averages were found in Indiana at $3.90, Mississippi at $3.94 and Oklahoma at $3.95.
Several states experienced significant weekly price declines, including New Mexico, where prices dropped 22.5 cents per gallon, and Colorado, where prices fell 18.7 cents.
Diesel prices showed similar regional disparities. California recorded the highest diesel average at $7.35 per gallon, while Oklahoma had the nation’s lowest average at $4.97.
GasBuddy’s survey data is based on more than 12 million individual price reports from over 150,000 gas stations nationwide.
