{"id":187451,"date":"2026-03-02T23:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/187451\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T23:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:31:15","slug":"el-paso-sees-gas-price-hike-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/187451\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso sees gas price hike: What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 Gas prices in El Paso recently went up 10 cents in one day, according to the AAA\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oil, gasoline prices jump amid Iran strikes, with future uncertain <\/a><\/p>\n

AAA\u2019s website shows El Paso\u2019s gas average for Sunday, March 1, was $2.809, and on Monday, March 2, the gas price went up to $2.898.<\/p>\n

Video captured by KTSM crews on Monday shows a Circle K gas station in West El Paso near UTEP, with the gas price of $3.19.<\/p>\n

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National average gas prices on AAA\u2019s website show about a one-cent increase from Sunday to Monday.<\/p>\n

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This comes after the AAA reported that the seasonal rise in gas prices is underway as spring is right around the corner.<\/p>\n

Refineries are beginning the process of producing \u201csummer-blend\u201d gasoline, which contains pricier additives that help reduce evaporation during the warmer months, according to the AAA.<\/p>\n

\u201cGas demand is also expected to increase\u00a0next month\u00a0as\u00a0spring break season kicks off and more drivers take road trips,\u201d AAA said.<\/p>\n

Other sources suggest that the current war in the Middle East can also cause oil and gas prices to rise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe price of global benchmark Brent Crude oil was at about $77 per barrel as of Monday afternoon, up from about $71 a week ago and about $66 per barrel a month ago,\u201d according to the Hill.<\/p>\n

The U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28, and President Trump says the conflict could last four to five weeks or even more.<\/p>\n

The longer the conflict lasts, the more oil and gas prices could go up, according to The Hill.<\/p>\n

\u201cTom Kloza, chief oil analyst for Gulf Oil, estimated that gas prices could peak at between $3.25 and $3.50 per gallon this spring,\u201d the Hill said.<\/p>\n

The Straight of Hormuz, which is a strait or corridor that controls 20 percent of the world\u2019s oil consumption, could also put a restriction on oil supply, as the strait is located between Oman and Iran.<\/p>\n

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