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 NACS Gas Price Kit

Online Resources on Gasoline Prices
Posted: February 2, 2009                          
U.S. Energy Information Administration

Basic Petroleum Statistics
Top-line statistics for industry data, as well as links for detailed information.

Petroleum Information at a Glance
A starting point to access information including EIA data from as far back as 1949 and reports looking as far forward as 2025.

Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
EIA's weekly report on gasoline and diesel fuel prices provides current weekly prices by region, as well as compared to the week and year prior. The site also includes a percentage breakdown of "What We Pay for in a Gallon of Regular Gasoline," using the agency's latest monthly data.

This Week in Petroleum
Typically released every Wednesday afternoon, this report analyzes the week's supply and demand numbers and factors that could impact them.

Forecasts & Analyses
Analyses and projections of energy information, including EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook and Annual Energy Outlook.

State Energy Page
Overviews of each state's energy resources, and detailed information on state-specific supply and demand, fuel requirements and petroleum infrastructure.

Oil Market Basics
From the wellhead to the gas tank, this primer explains how oil markets operate, from with hotlinks to oil price and volume data.

A Primer on Gasoline Prices
EIA's MVP (most valuable publication) explains the components of the cost of gasoline, why gasoline markets fluctuate and why gasoline prices differ regionally.

Gasoline Price Pass-Through
Why do retail prices seemingly jump suddenly? EIA examined the movement of gasoline prices over time and found that most of the movement in retail prices (on a national and regional basis) is predetermined by previous movements in spot prices.

Eliminating MTBE in Gasoline in 2006
A primer on the petroleum industry's rapid transition away from MTBE as a fuel additive.

Hurricane Impacts on the U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Markets
EIA's final report on the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
(last updated Dec. 27, 2005)

NACS 
2008 NACS Gas Price Kit: Consumer Reactions to High Gas Prices
(published February 2, 2008)

Gasoline Prices and the Consumer: Perceptions and Realities (PDF)
(published February 2, 2007)

Gasoline Prices 2006: Oh No, Not You Again (PDF)
(published February 2, 2006)

Gasoline Price Volatility in 2004: What's Going On? (PDF)
(published February 2004)

OPIS
Speaking of Oil
Tom Kloza’s lively blog dissecting trends in the petroleum industry.

American Petroleum Institute
State Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rates
Motor fuel tax information for all 50 states.

Industry Statistics
A collection of facts, figures and other energy-related material.

Energy Tomorrow
Multi-media information about the petroleum industry.

Facts on Fuel
A primer on how gas gets from the wellhead to your car.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Boutique Fuels: State and Local Clean Fuels Programs
A listing of the eight low-emission "boutique fuels" that states will be allowed to use to comply with the Clean Air Act.
                  

Department of Energy
Energy Price & Trends

Provides information and historical data for energy sectors.

Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Information about the U.S. Government complex of four sites created in deep underground salt caverns that hold emergency supplies of crude oil.

Association of Oil Pipe Lines
Pipelines move nearly two-thirds of the ton-miles of oil transported annually.

Pipeline 101
Basic information compiled from industry, government and research experts and published materials.

How Pipelines Make the Market Work
Detailed information on operations and regulations

Clean Diesel Fuel Alliance
Provides the basics on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel.

AAA
Daily Fuel Gauge Report

Provides daily averages for fuel by grade for each state.

Merchants Payments Coalition
The Merchants Payments Coalition is fighting for a more competitive and transparent credit card fee system that better serves American consumers and merchants, including convenience stores and gas stations.