SAN FRANCISCO - JUNE 27: A gas pump pumps fuel into a car at a Shell service station June 27, 2005 in San Franisco, California.
Oil prices reached a record high today, closing at $60.54 a barrel on traders? concerns about strong demand and potential The average U.S.
price of regular-grade gasoline plummeted 45 cents over the past three weeks to $4.10 per gallon.Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the continued decline comes as crude oil costs also remain low.CHECK OUT LATEST GAS PRICES"The drop of a dollar per gallon has not been enough to restore motorist demand, which is in retreat due to sustained high price levels," Lundberg said in a statement.The average price at the pump is down a dollar over the past nine weeks, but it’s 85 cents higher than it was one year ago.LATEST HOUSTON AREA NEWSNationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade gas was in the San Francisco Bay Area, at $5.36 per gallon.
The lowest average was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at $3.38 per gallon.According to the survey, the average price of diesel plunged 37 cents over three weeks to $5.17 a gallon.The Associated Press contributed to this report. .