Key Currency Exchange Rates for Friday, 3/15/24

National Average Price for Regular – Current: $2.541; Month Ago: $2.601; Year Ago: $2.318. National Average Price for Diesel – Current: $2.954; Month Ago: $2.992; Year Ago: $2.524.

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $4.432; Month Ago: $4.083; Year Ago: $3.028. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $5.560; Month Ago: $5.019; Year Ago: $3.150.

Oil prices are approaching the highs of January, after a wider market rout spurred the worst February decline in half a decade. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies have concluded they will eradicate the oil surplus by September even as investors continue to weigh those comments against surging U.S. crude production. U.S. crude inventories fell by 2.62 million barrels last week, the Energy Information Administration said Wednesday. Analysts had forecast a gain of 3.25 million barrels, and only two of the 12 surveyed had expected a decline. America’s gasoline inventories also tumbled for a third week to the lowest level since late January, while distillate stockpiles contracted for a sixth straight week to the least since December. Click Read More below for additional information.