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Gas likely to be cheaper this summer

...11 per gallon.Not anymore. The price of benchmark crude has dropped about $8 per barrel since early April. Retail gas prices have followed, falling 17 cents since reaching $3.936 on April 5."It's almost like a tax cut," said Jared...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-05-08/gas-likely-be-cheaper-summ
Biz bits

...government reported a surprise drop in the nation's supply. This could eventually tug pump prices higher, but retail gas prices have tumbled three weeks in a row.DRUGMAKER PFIZER INC., well into integrating its new Wyeth unit, posted a...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2010-02-04/biz-bits
Business
Biz bits

...building, including selling it, City Administrator Fred Russell said. Price of gasoline flat as demand weakens Retail gas prices have flattened in the U.S. below $2.60, a lot more than motorists were paying last year during a worsening...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/22/bus_560387.shtml
Business
Biz bits

...marking the largest weekly percentage increase in the cost of crude since the height of the summer driving season. Retail gas prices have begun to tag along. Friday, for the first time in almost three weeks, the national average price for a gallon...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/10/17/bus_552212.shtml
Business
Exxon, Shell profits plunge

...Oil, gas futures, heating oil and natural gas contracts all jumped at least 5 percent in afternoon trading. Retail gas prices have been building for more than a week as refiners cut back on production. The national average added less than...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/07/31/bus_542661.shtml
Business
Oil sets new high for year

...Economic Research. "The psychology has shifted, and people seize on the bullish news and ignore the bearish news." Retail gas prices continued to climb Thursday, adding 2.4 cents a gallon overnight to a new national average of $2.572 a gallon...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/06/05/bus_526510.shtml
Business
Aiken bank company reports lower profits

...contract, which rose $2.59 to settle at $59.59. Retail gas prices have followed along just before the extended holiday weekend. On Monday, retail gas prices hit $2.31, according to the U.S. Energy Information...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/05/19/bus_524478.shtml
Business
Retail gas prices at five-year low

Retail gasoline prices tumbled Friday to the lowest level in nearly five years. While crude futures rose, analysts believed it was a temporary pause in an extended, downward arc as the recession spreads.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/12/27/bus_505513.shtml
Business
Subpoena issued to Aiken County gas station

...the anti-gouging law, she said. When the law is in effect, gas stations are prohibited from increasing their retail gas prices beyond the additional amount they pay at the wholesale level. -- Morris News Service

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/09/18/met_476115.shtml
Metro
Business briefs

...negative territory earlier in the day. The September contract expires today, adding to the volatility. At the pump, retail gas prices continued their decline, suggesting that cash-strapped Americans are still cutting back on their driving. A gallon...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/08/20/bus_470096.shtml
Business