Talk about pain at the pump! Some Florida drivers are spending nearly $6 a gallon to fill up their gas tanks.
According to GasBuddy.com, motorists are shelling out $5.89 for a gallon of regular gas at a Shell station in Lake Buena Vista, topping out at $5.99 a gallon for premium. It doesn’t get better at a Suncoast Energy station in Orlando, where drivers are paying $5.79 for a gallon of regular.
The Sunshine State is opening up its wallet, paying an average of $3.67 a gallon of unleaded gas, 12 cents more than the national average. And it’s only expected to go up.
One reason for the high prices is the conflict with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has threatened to disrupt oil shipments through the waterway due to the European Union sanctions leveled against the country over its nuclear program, causing the price of crude to skyrocket. Trading on a barrel of crude today is a little over $106.
Another reason for the high gas prices: positive economic news. The drop in the unemployment rate and improved housing market numbers have caused gas and oil prices to rise.
Believe it or not, those prices aren’t the highest in the nation. According to GasBuddy.com, motorists in Alaska are paying a whopping $6.34 for a gallon of regular at some gas stations. The cheapest gas can be found in Wyoming at $2.75 a gallon.
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“… motorists in Alaska are paying a whopping $6.34 for a gallon of regular at some gas stations…”
Whopping, eh? I’m not impressed. Here in Israel it’s more like eight bucks a gallon…
anybody care to explain a difference of 3.50 gallon swing? by the way just be grateful bush isnt president or wed be hearing about haliburton. also how come when crude was approx 150 a barrell it barely went over 4 and now @ 106 a barrell it is close to 6 ?any rhyme or reason?
we pay about 8.50 per gallon
1. Quit comparing us to Israel. You guys are more socialist than we are here and we want to get rid of Socialist Obama. You guys don’t have the guts to stop your socialism so don’t complain about your gas prices.