Local gas stations mostly under state avg.

VW independent/submitted information

All but one of Van Wert’s service stations is selling gasoline below the state average, as well as the national average.

The lowest price on Monday was $2.13 a gallon at Murphy’s USA station in the Towne Center retail center, while the Lassus Handy Dandy BP station on North Washington and the Pak-A-Sak Marathon stations on North Washington and South Shannon are all selling gasoline at $2.15 cents per gallon. Both the Shell and Casey’s General Store stations on South Washington Street have gasoline selling for $2.16 per gallon, whle the Brookside Marathon station has gasoline for $2.24 per gallon, the Sunoco station on North Washington is selling gasoline for $2.25 per gallon, and the Short Stop Sunoco station on East Main Street has gasoline at $2.44 per gallon.

Ohio gas prices have fallen 13.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.28 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 stations. Gas prices in Ohio are 9.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 7.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Ohio is priced at $1.89 per gallon on Monday, while the most expensive is $3.13 per gallon, a difference of $1.24 per gallon. The cheapest price in the entire country on Monday stands at $1.69 per gallon while the most expensive is $4.89 per gallon, a difference of $3.20 per gallon. 

The national average price of gasoline has fallen 6.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.41 per gallon on Monday. The national average is down 4.4 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 1.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

“As the spread of the coronavirus induces panic on markets, oil prices have been walloped and motorists should avoid filling up as the plummet in oil prices starts showing up at their local gas station in the days ahead,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy. “Nearly every village, town, and city in every state will see gas prices dropping — the pace may vary, of course — but over the next week gas prices will move lower solidly, barring any dramatic improvement in the spread of the virus. 

“The drop in oil is little comfort to those who’ve been watching the stock market fall, but gas stations have plenty of room to drop prices, in some cases nearly 25-35 cent drops over the next few weeks will happen,” DeHaan added. “My advice for motorists is delay buying gasoline and expect noticeable drops for the time being as the world obsesses over the spread of COVID-19.”