{"id":401040,"date":"2023-11-02T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=401040"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Downward-trend-in-gas-prices-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Downward-trend-in-gas-prices-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Downward trend in gas prices continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CNMI continues to see a downward trend in gas prices with another 10-cent decrease implemented yesterday.<\/p>\n

Late yesterday afternoon, Mobil Oil Marianas took the lead in implementing the most recent 10-cent reduction in gas prices. Shell Marianas is expected to follow suit today.<\/p>\n

With the most recent reduction, Mobil now charges $5.36 per gallon of its Extra fuel from $5.46. Mobil also reduced its Supreme fuel from $5.91 per gallon to $5.81 while diesel went down from $6.08 per gallon to $5.98.<\/p>\n

Since the end of September, fuel prices have only continued to drop.<\/p>\n

Over two weeks ago, oil companies dropped their prices from $5.56 per gallon of regular fuel to $5.46.<\/p>\n

Less than a week prior, oil companies dropped fuel prices from $5.66 per gallon to $5.56.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, late in September oil companies dropped regular fuel prices from $5.76 per gallon to $5.66.<\/p>\n

The down trend in fuel prices came after a string of increases in the last few months.<\/p>\n

The first increase was seen back on July 19, after more than two months of steady fuel prices, Mobil Oil Marianas broke the streak with a 15-cent increase.<\/p>\n

With the increase, regular fuel went up from $5.11 per gallon to $5.26 per gallon.<\/p>\n

Less than a week after, on July 25, Shell Marianas surprised the CNMI community when it took the lead in implementing a 10-cent increase that brought regular fuel prices up from $5.26 per gallon to $5.36.<\/p>\n

Again, less than a week after, on Aug. 2, gas went up 15 cents. With the previous increase, fuel went up from $5.36 per gallon to $5.51.<\/p>\n

Following the Aug. 2 increase, local oil companies raised their prices again in a little over two weeks by 5 cents with fuel increasing from $5.51 per gallon to $5.56.<\/p>\n

After over a week, local oil companies raised its prices again by 10 cents, with gas prices rising from $5.56 per gallon to $5.66.<\/p>\n

Soon after, local oil companies raised their prices again by 10 cents, bringing regular fuel up from $5.66 to $5.76 per gallon.<\/p>\n

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Local oil companies have reduced gas prices again by 10 cents with Mobil Oil Marianas taking the lead late yesterday.<\/p>\n

-KIMBERLY B. ESMORES
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