AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Friday, 4/21/23

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $3.042; Month Ago: $2.878; Year Ago: $1.926. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $3.176; Month Ago: $3.079; Year Ago: $2.412.

Futures in New York are up 1.5 percent this week after closing at the highest level in two weeks on Thursday. While the U.S. is pumping near record volumes, exports also jumped to a four-month high last week, helping drain the nation’s stockpiles. Oil stocks in the biggest U.S. storage hub plunged to the lowest level in more than three years. While crude struggled after the best January performance in more than a decade, it’s now finding its footing again as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia pledge to persist with output curbs to re-balance the market, and demand remains robust. Click Read More below for additional information.

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