Fuel prices continue to stray from previous patterns of consecutive increases, this time going down a bit in the CNMI. <\/p>\n
According to a gas attendant who works at Mobil Oil Marianas, Mobil lowered its prices again yesterday morning, the CNMI\u2019s second reduction in less than a month. <\/p>\n
However, before the latest decrease, gas went up by 15 cents just three weeks ago, prior to the first reduction that happened in July. <\/p>\n
Mobil took the lead\u2014as it usually does\u2014with a 12-cent decrease. From $4.87 a gallon, Mobil Oil Marianas reduced its Extra fuel price to $ 4.75 a gallon. Mobil also lowered its Supreme fuel from $5.32 a gallon to $5.20 while its diesel also went down from $5.03 a gallon to $4.91.<\/p>\n
Shell Marianas is expected to reduce it prices today. <\/p>\n
According to a 19-year-old motorist, at this point, he has lost track of the trend in gas prices and doesn\u2019t care whether it increases or not. \u201cI feel like it doesn\u2019t matter at this point because we can\u2019t even control it and we can\u2019t live without it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
His companion, an 18-year-old female, said she hopes that it just doesn\u2019t get worse. \u201cI just hope it doesn\u2019t exceed $5. Over that is too much for such a small island where the minimum wage is like $7.25. That would be ridiculous.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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