Gas prices across the nation have been falling steadily since they peaked mid-June. Alaska drivers haven’t been so lucky.
Last week, the White HouseU.S. gas prices had been falling for over a month, marking some of the fastest price declines in a decade. According to AAA, the national average Tuesday was $4.33 a gallon, down from the mid-June peak of just over $5.
Brent Hibbert owns and operates Alaska Cab on Kalifornsky Beach Road. He said the high prices have been affecting the company’s cab drivers, who pay for their own fuel. “The single substantial refinery in Alaska in Nikiski does tens of thousands of barrels of oil a day, whereas the highly efficient refiners in the Lower 48 do hundreds of thousands of barrels a day,” he said.
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