To put it bluntly, it can be disheartening to pull into a gas station these days. Since we are so captive to our lifestyles, you have to go, so you have to buy gas, and it impacts everything we do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The prospects are less than encouraging that we’ll get relief on gas prices any time soon; in fact, look for prices to go even higher.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It’s somehow incredible to realize that a strip of water 7,000 miles away from Pittsburgh has such a direct impact on what we pay for gas when we squeeze the handle on the pump here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why are gas prices in Pittsburgh so high?<\/p>\n
“We can’t really do anything about it; we need the gas to get to work,” said Head of Petroleum Analysis at GasBuddy.com, Patrick de Haan. “Between tariffs and this war [in Iran] that is happening, right now, I think the American consumer is paying the price.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Like it or not, our price at the pump flows with the waves in the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I think much of where we’re going from here still is really the Strait of Hormuz and whatever the status is there, whether positive or negative,” de Haan said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He also said that right now, the status of the strait is mostly negative, and that this week, we’re going to see another jump in prices.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will gas prices in Pittsburgh fall any time soon?<\/p>\n
“We could see prices jumping another 10, 20 cents over the next week, call it 7-12 days or so,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He did add one caveat, though, it depends on what happens 7,000 miles away, saying every day is a new day on how long this continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, this literally is moving day by day, riding the waves of political moves there and here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When should I buy gas?<\/p>\n
Usually, when prices fluctuate, there’s a best day to fill up your tank to get the most bang for your buck, but this time? Short of a dramatic agreement involving the end of the war, prices are unlikely to go down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, it’s just a question of how many more cents we’re going to pay tomorrow, or each day going forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n