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Nebraska Weekly Prices for Gasoline and Diesel


Regular unleaded gasoline is regular unleaded motor gasoline with an 87 to 88 octane. Diesel fuel is fuel used for internal combustion in diesel engines. Ultra–low sulfur diesel fuel has sulfur levels of 15 ppm and less.

Average gasoline prices for each month, average diesel prices for each month, and weekly prices are available for diesel and three grades of motor gasoline.

A general rule of thumb for gasoline: For every $1 in the price of a barrel of crude oil, gasoline’s price at the pump will be about 4 cents a gallon. So if crude oil’s price is $70 per barrel, gasoline will be about $2.80 per gallon at the pump. To continue this line of thinking:

  • A crude oil price of $25/barrel would be about $1/gallon gasoline price at the pump.
  • A crude oil price of $50/barrel would be about $2/gallon gasoline price at the pump.
  • A crude oil price of $75/barrel would be about $3/gallon gasoline price at the pump.

A general rule of thumb for diesel: The price of diesel fuel per gallon will be about 25 percent higher than the price of regular unleaded gasoline per gallon at the pump. So if regular unleaded gasoline is $3.00 per gallon, diesel fuel will be about $3.75 per gallon at the pump.

Figure 1 is a graph of Nebraska's weekly average gasoline prices compared to last year's prices, the 5-year average prices, and the 5-year price range.

 

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Figure 2 is a graph of Nebraska's weekly average diesel prices compared to last year's prices, the 5-year average prices, and the 5-year price range.

 

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Source: Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, Lincoln, NE.