PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Florida gas prices are on the rise again as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran add uncertainty to the global oil market, according to AAA.<\/p>\n
The statewide average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.82 on Sunday, AAA reported. That is 5 cents higher than a week ago, 8 cents lower than a month ago and 86 cents higher than this time last year.<\/p>\n
AAA <\/a>said prices declined early last week before climbing 13 cents per gallon. The increase comes as crude oil prices moved higher in overnight trading following escalating tensions over the weekend and concerns about the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for global oil supplies.<\/p>\n In early trading, the U.S. price for crude oil had climbed nearly $2.50 per barrel, about a 3% increase from Friday\u2019s closing price of $71.41 per barrel, according to AAA.<\/p>\n \u201cConcerns about potential fuel supply disruptions have nudged oil prices higher,\u201d said Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA – The Auto Club Group. \u201cWith tensions in the Middle East adding uncertainty to the global oil market, gas prices could remain volatile in the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n See also: Florida man accused of listing endangered sea turtle shell for $2K on Facebook Marketplace<\/a><\/p>\n Drivers in Palm Beach County <\/a>are seeing some of the highest prices in the state. AAA listed West Palm Beach<\/a>–Boca Raton <\/a>as Florida\u2019s most expensive metro market, with an average of $3.98 per gallon.<\/p>\n Naples followed at $3.91, while Fort Lauderdale averaged $3.88.<\/p>\n The least expensive markets were in the Panhandle, led by Pensacola at $3.57, Panama City at $3.58 and Crestview-Fort Walton Beach at $3.63.<\/p>\n Nationally, the average price for regular unleaded was $3.88 per gallon Sunday, up from $3.80 a week earlier. Florida\u2019s average remained slightly below the national average, but well above the state\u2019s average of $2.96 from one year ago.<\/p>\n See also: Stomach parasite sickens at least 60 in Florida as cases climb nationwide<\/a><\/p>\n AAA recommends drivers conserve fuel by combining errands, avoiding aggressive acceleration and speeding, removing excess weight from vehicles and shopping around for lower prices. The group also notes that some stations charge less for customers who pay with cash.<\/p>\n AAA says its daily fuel price averages are based on surveys of up to 130,000 stations, using credit card transactions and direct feeds in cooperation with the Oil Price Information Service<\/a> and Wright Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Florida gas prices are on the rise again as renewed tensions between…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-338510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}