AMARILLO, Texas (BNN) - - According to the current upgrade from GasBuddy, gas costs in Amarillo fell 0.8 cents per gallon in the recently to reach an average of $2.98/ gallon on Monday. Those rates were recorded as 28.6 cents lower than a month ago and 90.4 cents lower than a year ago.

GasBuddy reported that the least expensive station in Amarillo was priced at $2.89/ gallon on Sunday while the most costly was $3.39/ gallon, a difference of 50 cents. The most affordable rate in Texas on Sunday was $2.69/ gallon while the greatest was $4.17/ gallon, a distinction of $1.48.

TxDOT Amarillo 'Know Before You Go' report for the week of May 14

Nationally, the average rate of gas increased 0.4 cents in the last week to reach approximately $3.51/ gallon on Monday. GasBuddy kept in mind that the nationwide average was down 14.9 cents from a month back and 95.6 cents lower than a year earlier. The typical price of diesel fell by four cents on a national level in the last week to stand at $3.97/ gallon.

Gas rates in the locations surrounding Amarillo consisted of:

• Lubbock- $2.98/ gallon, down 0.5 cents per gallon from last week's $2.98/ gallon.



• Midland Odessa-- $3.08/ gallon, the same from last week's $3.08/ gallon.



• Oklahoma- $3.09/ gallon, down 2.2 cents per gallon from last week's $3.11/ gallon.

" With oil rates getting better over $70 per barrel after reaching as low as $66 in early May, we've seen gas costs move higher in some states, while others have actually continued to decline- the nationwide average has actually seen little modification as a result, however in general, fuel prices continue to see substantial relief from year ago levels," stated Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. "We're likely to soon see fuel rates slip to their biggest year on year deficit considering that Covid struck, when costs tipped over $1 per gallon from 2019- so the relief at the pump as been substantial, and even though the gas rate decline hit time out recently, it's looking most likely that barring a major hurricane or series of refinery blackouts, the nationwide average might not wind up hitting the $4 per gallon mark- something that will make most motorists very pleased. For those in Arizona that have actually seen gas costs surge during the spring, significant relief is starting and need to even accelerate over the weeks ahead."