{"id":366237,"date":"2022-04-13T06:06:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=366237"},"modified":"2022-04-13T06:06:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:06:04","slug":"gas-price-rollback-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/gas-price-rollback-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas price rollback continues"},"content":{"rendered":"
The CNMI saw yet again another fuel price rollback yesterday, bringing gas prices down another 10 cents. (Kimberly B. Esmores)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just days after oil companies in the CNMI rolled back gas prices from the $6-mark, the CNMI saw yet again another fuel price rollback yesterday, bringing gas prices down another 10 cents.<\/p>\n

Mobil Oil Marianas dropped its fuel prices again yesterday afternoon, just a little over two weeks since its last rollback. Shell Marianas and neighboring islands are expected to drop their prices today. <\/p>\n

At around 3pm yesterday, Mobil lowered its prices from $5.86 to $5.76 per gallon of regular fuel. Mobil also reduced its Supreme fuel from $6.31 a gallon to $6.21. It continues to charge the same price for diesel at $6.48 per gallon.<\/p>\n

The CNMI saw its first fuel increase of the year back on Jan. 5, when local oil companies raised prices from $4.81 per gallon of regular fuel to $4.96. <\/p>\n

Following that the CNMI then saw a string of back-to-back increases, with fuel prices reaching an all-time high back in March at $6.06 per gallon of regular fuel. <\/p>\n

After hitting the $6 mark, the CNMI finally saw its first price rollback in mid-March, with oil companies bringing regular fuel down to $5.86. <\/p>\n

The rollback was followed by yet another increase at the end of March with fuel going back up to $6.01. In the first week of April, fuel was brought back down to $5.86, followed by another rollback yesterday, bringing regular fuel down to $5.76. <\/p>\n

A local motorist who works at the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. was cautiously optimistic yesterday, saying it looks like the CNMI\u2019s fuel dilemma is starting to look up. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like this good news is only going to continue. After months of continuous increases, I think the CNMI will continue to see fuel prices drop to the normal rate, pre-pandemic,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Another motorist, a 21-year-old student, hopes the trend only continues. \u201cI feel it\u2019s only right for gas prices to go down since our gas prices reached an all-time-high while still in the recovery phase of COVID-19. I\u2019m hopeful this only continues because I know this is a big help for others like me who are strapped for cash,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile a 24-year-old motorist said she was so excited that she waited to fill up her tank yesterday rather than the day before. <\/p>\n

\u201cI was actually supposed to fill up my gas tank on Monday. However, when I got home from work, I decided not to because I was already tired. Then, I was supposed to gas up this morning but I was already late for work. On my way home, I saw that gas prices went down and I was just so happy to full tank my car. It really pays to be patient,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

According to international media outlets, fuel prices in the U.S. mainland continue to fluctuate, however, fuel still remains at an all-time high. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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