Gas prices trend higher, even as oil prices slip
Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 2.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.44/g Monday, Feb. 9, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 8.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 22.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 2.9 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.614 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Texas was priced at $1.86/g Sunday, Feb. 8, while the most expensive was $3.15/g, a difference of $1.29/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $1.86/g while the highest was $3.15/g, a difference of $1.29/g.
The national average price of gasoline has risen 1.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.84/g today. The national average is up 5.4 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 24.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country.
“The national average price of gasoline only edged slightly higher last week, but nine of the 10 largest weekly price movements were increases, led by West Coast states as California begins the transition to summer gasoline,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “Most states saw relatively minor fluctuations, but we’re now starting to see seasonal trends take hold on the West Coast, with those pressures expected to gradually push eastward in the weeks ahead. Even though oil prices slipped slightly last week amid reduced geopolitical risk, strengthening seasonal factors are likely to intensify, potentially driving the national average back above the $3-per-gallon mark, where prices could remain for at least part of the spring.”
Historical gasoline prices in Texas and the national average going back five years:
- February 9, 2025: $2.66/g (U.S. Average: $3.09/g)
- February 9, 2024: $2.78/g (U.S. Average: $3.19/g)
- February 9, 2023: $2.98/g (U.S. Average: $3.39/g)
- February 9, 2022: $3.13/g (U.S. Average: $3.46/g)
- February 9, 2021: $2.17/g (U.S. Average: $2.47/g)
Current gas prices around Texas:
- Midland Odessa- $2.46/g, up 1.2 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.45/g.
- San Antonio- $2.27/g, down 17.1 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.44/g.
- Austin- $2.32/g, down 12.6 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.44/g.
