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Florida gas prices average above $3 per gallon for the first time since 2014

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Oil prices have surged nearly 60% this year, as global fuel demand outpaces the recovery in supplies

From AAA

Florida gas prices set a new 2021 high today. The state average is now $3.01 per gallon, the most expensive daily average price since October 2014.

On average, Florida drivers are now paying 7 cents per gallon more than a week ago and 15 cents less than this time last month. The state average is now 90 cents more than this time last year, when prices plummeted due to low demand because of the pandemic.

"Florida drivers continue to feel the effects of rising crude oil prices, which have made it more expensive to produce gasoline," said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA - The Auto Club Group. "Oil prices have surged nearly 60% this year, as global fuel demand outpaces the recovery in supplies. Unfortunately, these pump prices will likely hang around through the summer, unless fundamentals change. Tropical Storm Elsa is not expected to impact prices at the pump."

Last year, during the pandemic, many fuel-producing countries reduced crude oil output, due to plummeting fuel demand. According to the EIA, the United States' production levels dropped a total of 24% from January 2020 to August 2020. Although US production levels have bounced back from mid-2020 lows, they remain 15% below pre-pandemic levels. Reopening rigs can take time due to staffing and other logistics.

As a result of this shift in fundamentals, U.S. crude oil prices have soared from $47 per barrel in January to $75/b last week. The last time crude prices exceeded $75 per barrel was a brief period in October 2018.

Apopka Prices

Lowest Gas Prices in Apopka

Price Station Address City Time
2.780 Sam's Club 1500 S Orange Blossom Tr Apopka
2.910 BP 2685 E SEMORAN BLVD Apopka
2.930 Walmart Neighborhood Market 806 Balmy Beach Dr Apopka
2.940 Shell 3498 E Semoran Blvd Apopka
2.950 Shell 1500 N Wekiwa Springs Rd Apopka
2.950 RaceTrac 1102 Hermit Smith Rd Apopka
2.950 7-Eleven 1439 W Orange Blossom Trl Apopka
2.950 Marathon 1305 W Orange Blossom Trl Apopka
2.950 7-Eleven 3830 E Semoran Blvd Apopka
2.950 Shell 1252 Apopka Blvd Apopka

Apopka Gas Prices provided by GasBuddy.com

Regional Prices

Most expensive metro markets – Panama City ($3.13), West Palm Beach-Boca Raton ($3.12), Tallahassee ($3.05)

Least expensive metro markets – Fort Myers-Cape Coral ($2.97), Punta Gorda ($2.98), Jacksonville ($2.98)

AAA GAS PRICE AVERAGES

(Price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline)

Sunday Saturday Week Ago Month Ago One Year Ago Record High
National $3.134 $3.130 $3.099 $3.049 $2.180 $4.11 (7/17/2008)
Florida $3.011 $3.011 $2.935 $2.855 $2.106 $4.08 (7/17/2008)
Georgia $2.915 $2.915 $2.911 $2.909 $1.990 $4.16 (9/15/2008)
Click here to view current gasoline price averages

Gas Price Survey Methodology

AAA updates fuel price averages daily at www.GasPrices.AAA.com. Every day up to 130,000 stations are surveyed based on credit card swipes and direct feeds in cooperation with the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) and Wright Express for unmatched statistical reliability. All average retail prices in this report are for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline.

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