Power outages at fuel refineries sent gas prices to 19-month highs
From AAA
Florida gas prices shot up last week, as arctic weather wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast refinery region and caused a surge in fuel prices. Power outages knocked gasoline refineries in Texas and neighboring states offline and interfered with fuel shipments out of the area.
Much of Florida's gasoline comes from refineries in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. So an interruption to the supply line there has a direct impact on prices here. However, Florida is not alone. This region is a major source of gasoline in the United States, accounting for more than 45% of total U.S. petroleum refining capacity. This storm reportedly impacted a little more than half of refinery capacity in the Gulf Coast region.
Although there is not currently a gasoline supply shortage, concerns about reductions in gasoline production caused fuel prices to climb. Crude oil prices rose nearly 3% last week, reaching $61.14 per barrel. Wednesday's settlement was the highest since January 2020. Wholesale gasoline prices jumped 7% last week, reaching a level not seen since July 2019.
On average, Florida gas prices jumped 15 cents last week. Drivers are now paying an average price of $2.61 per gallon. That's the highest daily gas price average since July 2019.
"This pump price hike is similar to what you'd expect if a hurricane struck the gulf coast region," said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA - The Auto Club Group. "Just like the aftermath of a hurricane, workers are working to return to normal operations. Any reports of extended downtime or significant supply impacts could cause another round of rising prices."
Best Apopka Gas Prices
| Price |
Station |
Address |
City |
Time |
| 2.480 |
Sam's Club |
1500 S Orange Blossom Tr |
Apopka |
Feb 21, 4:37 PM |
| 2.540 |
BP |
2685 E SEMORAN BLVD |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 8:56 AM |
| 2.570 |
RaceTrac |
1102 Hermit Smith Rd |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 2:01 PM |
| 2.570 |
Wawa |
449 W Main St |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 1:12 PM |
| 2.570 |
RaceTrac |
1652 E Semoran Blvd |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 8:56 AM |
| 2.570 |
Walmart Neighborhood Market |
806 Balmy Beach Dr |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 6:41 AM |
| 2.580 |
Shell |
1500 N Wekiwa Springs Rd |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 3:08 PM |
| 2.580 |
7-Eleven |
1439 W Orange Blossom Trl |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 1:21 PM |
| 2.580 |
Shell |
1252 Apopka Blvd |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 11:33 AM |
| 2.580 |
BP |
277 E MAIN ST |
Apopka |
Feb 22, 8:10 AM |
Regional Prices
Most expensive metro markets – West Palm Beach - Boca Raton ($2.71), Fort Lauderdale ($2.64), Ocala ($2.63)
Least expensive metro markets – Panama City ($2.52), Crestview-Fort Walton Beach ($2.54), Pensacola ($2.57)
Find Florida Gas Prices
Daily gas price averages can be found at Gasprices.aaa.com
State and metro averages can be found here
| AAA GAS PRICE AVERAGES
(Price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline) |
|
Sunday |
Saturday |
Week Ago |
Month Ago |
One Year Ago |
Record High |
| National |
$2.631 |
$2.623 |
$2.505 |
$2.396 |
$2.468 |
$4.11 (7/17/2008) |
| Florida |
$2.606 |
$2.603 |
$2.463 |
$2.399 |
$2.418 |
$4.08 (7/17/2008) |
| Georgia |
$2.513 |
$2.486 |
$2.331 |
$2.246 |
$2.303 |
$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.
