{"id":110189,"date":"2026-04-17T16:50:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/gasoline-prices-could-drop-following-drop-in-crude-oil-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:50:50","slug":"gasoline-prices-could-drop-following-drop-in-crude-oil-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/gasoline-prices-could-drop-following-drop-in-crude-oil-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Gasoline prices could drop, following drop in crude oil : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Gasoline prices are displayed outside of a Shell gas station in West Hollywood, California on April 14. Prices vary around the country, and are highest on the west coast; the nationwide average has risen by more than $1 per gallon since the start of the Iran War, but is expected to drop if a decrease in crude oil prices is sustained.
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Oil prices fell sharply on Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial traffic.<\/p>\n

Brent futures, the global benchmark for crude oil, dropped to around $90 a barrel, down more than $10 from a week ago. U.S. crude is under $85 a barrel after rising above $110 at one point in the conflict.<\/p>\n

If these current prices hold, drivers should soon start to see prices dropping at the pump, says Patrick De Haan, chief petroleum analyst at the app Gasbuddy. He told reporters in a virtual event that the national average for gasoline, currently above $4 a gallon, could drop below $4 as soon as this weekend and reach $3.65 to $3.85 per gallon “in the next week or two,” he says.<\/p>\n