GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — If you’ve filled up your tank recently, you may have noticed gas prices are slowly creeping lower in West Michigan.
GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan told 24 Hour News 8 it’s because refineries in Texas are starting to improve.
Hurricane Harvey devastated the Gulf Coast, including refineries that fill the pumps in Michigan.
After a few weeks above the national average, Michigan is now below it. The average for a gallon of unleaded regular gas in Michigan was $2.58 Thursday night and falling. The national average was $2.63 per gallon. Crude oil was trading at $50.18 per barrel.
Kalamazoo- and Grand Rapids-area stations reported on the gas-tracking website averaged between $2.45 and $2.70 per gallon.
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