Tampa Bay Gas Prices: How Low Will They Go?

TAMPA, FL — The price Americans are paying at the pump has dropped to a low of $1.97 for a gallon on average across the country.

That figure was reported by AAA Monday morning. It represents the cheapest national average price recorded by the company since March 23, 2009. With oil prices dropping and refinery capacity high, some experts say those prices could fall lower, much lower. A low of near $1 a gallon is possible, Click Orlando reported.

Whether that low of a price will be realized remains to be seen, but experts at AAA say Tampa Bay area motorists have plenty to celebrate right now.

AAA reported the average prices for a gallon of regular in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area was $1.909 on Monday morning, down from $2.109 last year. The highest recorded average in the region was $4.009, logged on July 16, 2008, AAA noted.

Motorists in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice area are paying a little more at the pump. The average price recorded Monday was $1.946, AAA reported. Even so, that number was down from last year’s $2.138 at this time. The highest price logged there was recorded July 17, 2008, at $4.058, according to AAA.

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