Overview
- AAA puts the U.S. average for regular gas at $4.02 per gallon after a small day-to-day dip.
- Prices had reached a 2026 high of $4.16 on April 9 before starting a steady pullback.
- On the Gulf Coast, EIA reports $3.62 per gallon after a third straight weekly decline, keeping the region well below the national average.
- Petroleum analysts see another 20 to 30 cents of relief as likely in the coming weeks, with outcomes tied to any supply hits from the Iran conflict.
- AAA data show wide gaps by state, with California at $5.829 and Oklahoma at $3.381, and the West generally higher than the Midwest and Plains.