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SALT LAKE CITY — A new report from the Energy Information Administration indicates that gasoline levels are at the highest levels ever for the start of May.
Yet despite the robust supplies, Utah’s gasoline prices climbed 30 cents in April — the biggest monthly increase in the nation — followed by the highest weekly jump of 10 cents, according to April’s AAA gas price report.
The state’s current average price registers at $2.39 per gallon. That's the eighth-highest price in the country, according to AAA-Utah spokeswoman Rolayne Fairclough.
All of the Utah cities surveyed by AAA reported double-digit gas price increases ranging from 16 cents per gallon in St. George to 35 cents in Moab.
Statewide, Moab registered the highest price at $2.52, while Vernal recorded the lowest price at $2.34 per gallon.
The national average price dropped slightly this past week to $2.21. That average is 17 cents higher than a month ago and 45 cents lower than a year ago.
“It was hoped that the expected restart of the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, California, last month would ease pressure on supplies in the region and offer relief to Utah’s motorists. Unfortunately, the restart was delayed,” said Fairclough.
“Despite this, prices in California rose only 3 cents this past month compared to the 30-cent bump in Utah.”
