Alaska is a big place, so it only follows the gas prices are 'big' also. $1.60 gal. for premium is average. This is the lowest I have seen them all year.
We refine gasoline, diesel, etc. up here, but the oil companies give lame excuses as to the high prices.
I have seen the prices jump in hours when crude goes up, but when the price drops, it takes weeks (if we're lucky) or months for the price to drop if at all.
Where I work, the nearby villages have to pay $2.50 gal. on up (not premium).
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