Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pumpStephen Pingry, Tulsa World
Isaiah Hall gases up his SUV at a QuikTrip in Tulsa on Monday. Gasoline demand has spiked in recent weeks as more people venture out.
Stephen Pingry, Tulsa WorldIsaiah Hall gases up his SUV at a QuikTrip in Tulsa on Monday. Gasoline demand has spiked in recent weeks as more people venture out.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pumpStephen Pingry photos, Tulsa World
Gas prices are displayed at a QuikTrip in Tulsa on Monday.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pumpStephen Pingry, Tulsa World
Isaiah Hall watches the pump display as he gases up his SUV at a QuikTrip in Tulsa on Monday.
Stephen Pingry, Tulsa WorldIsaiah Hall watches the pump display as he gases up his SUV at a QuikTrip in Tulsa on Monday.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The sign is believed to be the original sign for the restaurant that first opened in downtown Tulsa in 1950. It was updated in 2009. The popular Mexican restaurant has been located along Route 66 at 1629 E. 11th St. since 1953.
The sign is believed to be the original sign for the restaurant that first opened in downtown Tulsa in 1950. It was updated in 2009. The popular Mexican restaurant has been located along Route 66 at 1629 E. 11th St. since 1953.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pumpCOURTESY, Beryl Ford Collection, Rotary Club of Tulsa
Tulsa’s Meadow Gold sign stands at 11th Street and Lewis Avenue, where it stood from the 1930s until 2004, when it was moved into storage.
COURTESY, Beryl Ford Collection, Rotary Club of TulsaTulsa’s Meadow Gold sign stands at 11th Street and Lewis Avenue, where it stood from the 1930s until 2004, when it was moved into storage.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Meadow Gold sign was restored and erected atop a brick structure in 2008. Funds came from Vision 2025 along with money raised by the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture and matching money from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.
The Meadow Gold sign was restored and erected atop a brick structure in 2008. Funds came from Vision 2025 along with money raised by the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture and matching money from the U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The sign on the Atlas Life building at Fourth Street and Boston Avenue has lit the Tulsa cityscape since 1946. The sign was blown down during a storm in 1998. It was restored by Claud Neon Federal Signs and rehung on Jan. 23, 2001. Atlas Life Insurance Co. was the original owner and occupant of the building, which now houses a Marriott Courtyard hotel.
The sign on the Atlas Life building at Fourth Street and Boston Avenue has lit the Tulsa cityscape since 1946. The sign was blown down during a storm in 1998. It was restored by Claud Neon Federal Signs and rehung on Jan. 23, 2001. Atlas Life Insurance Co. was the original owner and occupant of the building, which now houses a Marriott Courtyard hotel.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
A detail of the Atlas Life sign illustrates Atlas holding the world, with Tulsa located on the globe.
A detail of the Atlas Life sign illustrates Atlas holding the world, with Tulsa located on the globe.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
A crescent moon rises over the Mayo Hotel sign in downtown Tulsa. The landmark hotel was the tallest building in Oklahoma when it was built in 1925. It has featured an eye-catching rooftop sign since then. In the 1980s, the city banned rooftop signs, but the Mayo's sign was "grandfathered" in. The ban was lifted in 2010 for businesses in the Blue Dome District.
A crescent moon rises over the Mayo Hotel sign in downtown Tulsa. The landmark hotel was the tallest building in Oklahoma when it was built in 1925. It has featured an eye-catching rooftop sign since then. In the 1980s, the city banned rooftop signs, but the Mayo's sign was "grandfathered" in. The ban was lifted in 2010 for businesses in the Blue Dome District.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Mayo Motor Inn was built in 1950 at 416 S. Cheyenne Ave. alongside the landmark Mayo Hotel.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The sign atop the world-famous Cain's Ballroom was "grandfathered" in when Tulsa officials banned such signs in the 1980s. The ban was lifted in 2010 for the Blue Dome District. Known as "the home of Bob Wills," the Cain's has been a popular Tulsa music venue since the 1930s.
The sign atop the world-famous Cain's Ballroom was "grandfathered" in when Tulsa officials banned such signs in the 1980s. The ban was lifted in 2010 for the Blue Dome District. Known as "the home of Bob Wills," the Cain's has been a popular Tulsa music venue since the 1930s.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The marquee of the Circle Cinema at 10 S. Lewis Ave. advertises an event in 2008. The Kendall-Whittier neighborhood movie house opened in 1928 as Tulsa's first suburban theater. In the 1950s and '60s, it showed popular monster movies and westerns. By the 1970s, it was showing X-rated movies. Local cinema enthusiasts launched a fund drive in 2002 to rebuild the dilapidated building and the theater reopened in 2004.
The marquee of the Circle Cinema at 10 S. Lewis Ave. advertises an event in 2008. The Kendall-Whittier neighborhood movie house opened in 1928 as Tulsa's first suburban theater. In the 1950s and '60s, it showed popular monster movies and westerns. By the 1970s, it was showing X-rated movies. Local cinema enthusiasts launched a fund drive in 2002 to rebuild the dilapidated building and the theater reopened in 2004.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Brownies Hamburgers sign features a boy with a mug of root beer and a hamburger. The popular eatery near 21st Street and Harvard Avenue has been open for more than 60 years.
The Brownies Hamburgers sign features a boy with a mug of root beer and a hamburger. The popular eatery near 21st Street and Harvard Avenue has been open for more than 60 years.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Tulsa World installed a new sign on the front of its 315 S. Boulder Ave. building to mark the newspaper's 100th anniversary in 2005.
The Tulsa World installed a new sign on the front of its 315 S. Boulder Ave. building to mark the newspaper's 100th anniversary in 2005.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The famous sign at Nelson's Buffeteria advertises the popular restaurant at 514 S. Boston Ave. which closed in downtown in 2004.
The famous sign at Nelson's Buffeteria advertises the popular restaurant at 514 S. Boston Ave. which closed in downtown in 2004.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The electrified Public Service Company of Oklahoma sign atop PSO's Tulsa Power Station is on the west bank of the Arkansas River. The Tulsa landmark was erected in 1955, replacing the non-illuminated sign of 1923. It stands 40 feet tall and is 336 feet wide. Each letter weighs nearly 800 pounds. The sign includes 3,500 bulbs — 3,200 red and clear and 300 yellow ones.
The electrified Public Service Company of Oklahoma sign atop PSO's Tulsa Power Station is on the west bank of the Arkansas River. The Tulsa landmark was erected in 1955, replacing the non-illuminated sign of 1923. It stands 40 feet tall and is 336 feet wide. Each letter weighs nearly 800 pounds. The sign includes 3,500 bulbs — 3,200 red and clear and 300 yellow ones.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
A fixture in the Kendall-Whittier neighborhood from 1934 until 2008, Swinney Hardware was a haven for hard-to-find items like floor furnace replacement parts, old-style varnishes and pumice stone polishing powder.
A fixture in the Kendall-Whittier neighborhood from 1934 until 2008, Swinney Hardware was a haven for hard-to-find items like floor furnace replacement parts, old-style varnishes and pumice stone polishing powder.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Jim's Coney Island-Never on Sunday Greek Restaurant started out in downtown Tulsa about 1950 but has been at 1923. S. Harvard Ave. for decades.
Jim's Coney Island-Never on Sunday Greek Restaurant started out in downtown Tulsa about 1950 but has been at 1923. S. Harvard Ave. for decades.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
H.L. Moss created a legacy repairing and selling parts for electric razors, coffee pots, lawn mowers and kitchen equipment. A coffee pot was featured on the sign in front of his store which operated at 15th Street and Utica Avenue from 1948 until 2003.
H.L. Moss created a legacy repairing and selling parts for electric razors, coffee pots, lawn mowers and kitchen equipment. A coffee pot was featured on the sign in front of his store which operated at 15th Street and Utica Avenue from 1948 until 2003.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Desert Hills Motel on Route 66.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Metro Diner served comfort food on 11th Street for 22 years. Plans to expand the University of Tulsa campus spelled the end of the popular diner in 2006. Owner Jim Rowenhorst is shown with the diner's sign.
The Metro Diner served comfort food on 11th Street for 22 years. Plans to expand the University of Tulsa campus spelled the end of the popular diner in 2006. Owner Jim Rowenhorst is shown with the diner's sign.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Fur Shop sign at 520 E. Third St. Long before the building was a bar it was the Midland Valley Railroad Depot.
The Fur Shop sign at 520 E. Third St. Long before the building was a bar it was the Midland Valley Railroad Depot.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Weber's Root Beer at 3817 S. Peoria Ave. is a fixture in the Brookside neighborhood.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Brook restaurant sign at 3307 S. Peoria Ave. illuminates the Brookside business district. The marquee once advertised movies at the Brook Theater, built in 1949.
The Brook restaurant sign at 3307 S. Peoria Ave. illuminates the Brookside business district. The marquee once advertised movies at the Brook Theater, built in 1949.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Bordens Cafeteria at 5111 S. Peoria Ave. was one of seven the local chain operated in Tulsa. The last closed in 1989.
Bordens Cafeteria at 5111 S. Peoria Ave. was one of seven the local chain operated in Tulsa. The last closed in 1989.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Denver Grill at 112 S. Denver Ave. featured a sign with shooting stars. The diner opened in 1933 but closed in 2004 to make way for the BOK Center.
The Denver Grill at 112 S. Denver Ave. featured a sign with shooting stars. The diner opened in 1933 but closed in 2004 to make way for the BOK Center.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Lee's Bicycles at 420 E. Second St. was the first business in the Blue Dome District to put up a rooftop neon sign in 2010 after the city council lifted a ban on such signs. Lee's was started in Tulsa in 1914.
Lee's Bicycles at 420 E. Second St. was the first business in the Blue Dome District to put up a rooftop neon sign in 2010 after the city council lifted a ban on such signs. Lee's was started in Tulsa in 1914.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Yokozuna at 309 E. Second St. erected a neon sign on its roof in 2010.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
The Lot-A-Burger at 2807 Charles Page Blvd. opened in 1951.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Larry Huey opened Huey's Shoes at the Mayo Meadow Shopping Center at 21st Street and Yale Avenue in 1956. A Walmart Neighborhood Market stands there today.
Larry Huey opened Huey's Shoes at the Mayo Meadow Shopping Center at 21st Street and Yale Avenue in 1956. A Walmart Neighborhood Market stands there today.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Arnie's bar sign advertises cold beer in the Blue Dome District. The longtime watering hole and St. Patrick's Day favorite moved downtown in 2000 after decades on 15th Street.
Arnie's bar sign advertises cold beer in the Blue Dome District. The longtime watering hole and St. Patrick's Day favorite moved downtown in 2000 after decades on 15th Street.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Woody Guthrie Center
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pump
Swaying palm trees distinguish the sign of the Trade Winds Motor Hotel. At one time, Tulsa was home to three Trade Winds motor hotels. They were located at 51st Street and Peoria Avenue, 51st and Harvard and 3141 E. Skelly Drive. There were also two in Oklahoma City and one in Muskogee.
Swaying palm trees distinguish the sign of the Trade Winds Motor Hotel. At one time, Tulsa was home to three Trade Winds motor hotels. They were located at 51st Street and Peoria Avenue, 51st and Harvard and 3141 E. Skelly Drive. There were also two in Oklahoma City and one in Muskogee.
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Increased demand for gasoline leaves Americans paying more at the pumpPhotos by Staff Photographers Matt Barnard, Stephen Pingry, Tom Gilbert and Mike Simons and Beryl Ford Collection
For almost 70 years, the Phoenix Cleaners sign has hung at 125 E. 18th St.
Photos by Staff Photographers Matt Barnard, Stephen Pingry, Tom Gilbert and Mike Simons and Beryl Ford CollectionFor almost 70 years, the Phoenix Cleaners sign has hung at 125 E. 18th St.
Fueled by a pandemic that left them stir crazy, folks are hitting the road at a robust pace this summer, driving up the demand for gasoline.
At 10 million barrels per day, gasoline demand set an Energy Information Administration record last week, according to the AAA auto club. The nearly 1 million barrel-per-day jump in demand pushed the U.S. average price at the pump to $3.14 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.
“Without a doubt, you have two catalysts — the fact that it is the summer driving season and the fact that Americans are coming out of COVID-19,” said Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, a fuel-price tracking company. “The economy is reopening, and a lot of us probably have a lot of cabin fever.”
Crude oil prices, which vacillated last week following OPEC’s inability to reach an agreement on production increases, continue to be a dominant factor in determining how high prices will go this summer. The price of West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark for oil, traded at about $74 a barrel Monday.
“Peak summer driving season is in full-swing as Americans hit the road to explore, and gas prices are not backing down,” AAA Oklahoma spokesperson Leslie Gamble said in a statement. “Motorists are paying, on average, nearly a dollar more a gallon than last summer to fill up and close to 40 cents more than in 2019.”
For the week, roughly 25 state averages grew at least 2 cents, with a few seeing a jump of 9 cents or more. State averages range from as low as $2.76 in Mississippi to as expensive as $4.31 in California.
Oklahomans are paying on average $2.87 a gallon, the ninth lowest price in the nation. That is nearly a dollar a gallon more than during the pandemic one year ago.
Four other states with the lowest gasoline prices touch Oklahoma: Texas ($2.82), Missouri ($2.82), Arkansas ($2.84) and Kansas ($2.86).
“Oklahoma and Tulsa are generally places that have some of the cheapest prices in the country,” DeHaan said. “You have good access to refineries. You have the infrastructure pipeline that supplies gasoline and a lot of good old-fashioned competition combined with low gasoline taxes.”
Gasoline prices could stabilize in early July or early August, DeHaan said. But going forward, how much people pay will depend on many variables, including how the delta variant of COVID-19 affects the country.
“More offices are reopening,” DeHaan said. “Schools are reopening. That may usher in a return, in some form, of the U.S. commute. That could have an impact on demand, too. There are just a lot of wild cards at play.
“We’ve been at $70 now (per barrel of oil) for maybe the last four to six weeks. Is OPEC going to raise production? Will U.S. producers start to respond? Seventy-five dollars, however, is a pretty good price compared to where we were a year ago.”
This article originally ran on tulsaworld.com.
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