據油價網2月4日消息：美國汽車協會(AAA)的數據顯示，隨著國際原油價格反彈至每桶92美元以上，美國汽油價格繼續飆升，并在周五觸及2014年9月以來的最高水平，當時美國普通汽油的全國平均價格為每加侖3.423美元。

美國汽油價格連續第六周上漲，上周全國平均價格在1月31日為每加侖3.366美元。

根據AAA的數據，2月4日，美國各州的平均價格都在每加侖3美元以上，包括得克薩斯州、密西西比州、阿肯色州和阿拉巴馬州，這些州的汽油平均價格歷來是全州最低的。周五加州的平均汽油價格為4.663美元。

根據AAA數據，2月4日全國平均油價為3.423美元/加侖，而一個月前為3.288美元/加侖，去年同期為2.443美元/加侖。

節油應用GasBuddy的石油分析主管帕特里克·德哈恩周五表示，3.42美元的全國平均水平最早可能在今天突破2021年的高點。美國全國平均汽油價格的2021年高點是自2014年9月以來的最高點，而這一紀錄今天可能會被打破，周五早些時候WTI原油價格上漲至每桶92美元以上。

AAA周四表示，在周一至周四期間，美國普通汽油的全國平均價格上漲了5美分，并指出原油價格飆升正在推高汽油價格。

EIA在截至1月28日的最新報告中稱，美國汽油庫存上升，隱含汽油需求下降。

“總庫存增加和需求減少通常會給油價帶來下行壓力，但不斷上漲的原油價格反而會繼續推高油價，”AAA 指出。

“如果原油價格繼續攀升，汽油價格可能也會隨之上漲，”該公司補充稱。

馮娟 摘譯自 油價網

原文如下：

U.S. Gasoline Prices Soar To 2014 High

As international crude oil prices rally to above $92 per barrel, U.S. gasoline prices continue to surge and hit the highest since September 2014 on Friday, when the national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.423, AAA data showed.

Gasoline prices in America continued to rise for a sixth straight week, after last week the national average was $3.366 a gallon on January 31.

On February 4, the average price in every state in the United States was above $3 per gallon, including in Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama, which traditionally have the lowest state-wide average price of gasoline, according to AAA data. California’s average gasoline price was $4.663 on Friday.

The February 4 national average of $3.423/gal compares to $3.288/gal a month ago and to $2.443/gal at this time last year, per AAA figures.

The national average of $3.42 could break the 2021 high as early as today, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for fuel-savings app GasBuddy, said on Friday. The 2021 high of U.S. national average gasoline price was the highest since September 2014, and this record will likely be beaten today, with WTI Crude rallying above $92 per barrel early on Friday.

Between Monday and Thursday, the U.S. national average for a gallon of regular gasoline had increased by five cents, AAA said on Thursday, noting that the surging crude oil prices are pushing gasoline prices higher.

In its latest report for the week to January 28, the EIA reported rising gasoline stocks in the U.S. and a drop in implied gasoline demand.

“An increase in total stocks and a decrease in demand typically put downward pressure on pump prices, but rising crude prices continue to push prices higher instead,” AAA noted.

“If crude prices continue to climb, pump prices will likely follow suit,” it added.