The Department of Energy boosted its projected diesel average this year by 38 cents, to $3.81 a gallon, though the most recent weekly price already tops that level.
March 8, 2011Editorial, Business, Fuel
Out-of-Control Fuel Prices
Fuel prices have now jumped so high that we all need to pay close attention. Not that we can do much about these skyrocketing prices, except pay and grumble.
March 14, 2011Business, Fuel
Fuel Prices Take Another Leap
U.S. retail diesel prices shot up another 15.5 cents last week in the largest one-week increase in nearly three years, as the national average price reached $3.871 a gallon, the highest since October 2008, the Department of Energy said.
March 14, 2011Business, Fuel
DOE Boosts Diesel, Gas Price Projections
Business, Fuel
Diesel Surges 15.5¢ to $3.871; Gasoline Jumps 13.7¢ to $3.52 a Gallon
Diesel took a big jump for the second straight week, spiking 15.5 cents to $3.871 a gallon — its biggest increase and highest pump price since 2008, the Department of Energy said.
March 8, 2011Business, Fuel
Gasoline Jumps 33¢ in Two Weeks to $3.51 a Gallon, Lundberg Survey Says
Gasoline’s national average price jumped 33 cents in the past two weeks to an average $3.51 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
March 7, 2011Business, Fuel
U.S. Fuel Prices Skyrocket; Retail Diesel Jumps 14.3¢ to $3.716
U.S. retail fuel prices shot up last week as petroleum closed above $100 a barrel for the first time since September 2008 and as unrest in Libya and the Middle East left people in trucking wondering how high prices might go and how long they might stay there.
March 7, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Leaps 14.3¢ to $3.716 a Gallon; Gasoline Spikes 19.4¢ to $3.383
Diesel jumped 14.3 cents to $3.716 a gallon, its 13th straight weekly gain, while gasoline soared 19.4 cents to $3.383, the Department of Energy said Monday.
March 1, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Price Rises 3.9¢ to $3.573 a Gallon
U.S. retail diesel prices continued to climb last week, rising 3.9 cents a gallon to $3.573, the Department of Energy reported, as crude oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since October 2008.
February 28, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Rises 3.9¢ to $3.573 a Gallon
Diesel increased in price for the 12th straight week, gaining 3.9 cents to $3.573Â a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
February 23, 2011Business, Fuel
Diesel Jumps 2.1¢ to $3.534 for 11th Straight Increase
The U.S. diesel average rose for the 11th straight week, this time by 2.1 cents a gallon, to $3.534, the Department of Energy said, making for an 11.8% increase since the end of November.
February 21, 2011