Sept. 25, 2006
 
GASOLINE SURVEY
Prices Drop Again Throughout Mountain State
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
 
Hinton, WV (HNN) – Gasoline prices in Hinton declined to $2.29 a gallon on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, down a dime from last week’s $2.39 a gallon, at Chevron Foodmart in Avis, the nearby Go Mart, as well as the Exxon and Cargo stations.
 
Statewide, the lowest observed price on Sept. 24, 2006 was $2.07 a gallon at Shell in Fairlea, compared with last week’s statewide low of $2.19 a gallon at Smith Mart in Moundsville, according to http://www.westvirginiagasprices.com. In Lewisburg, regular was $2.09 at the Go Mart on Rt. 219. Regular was $2.11 a gallon at Sam’s Club in Vienna on Sept. 24. It was $2.12 at Chevron, BP, 7-11 and most other stations in Parkersburg. The lowest observed Huntington price on Sept. 24 was $2.23 at Sunoco, down from last week’s $2.31 at Speedway and Exxon. Most other stations in Huntington ranged from $2.23 to $2.29 a gallon, including Exxon, BP, Speedway and Go-Mart. In Morgantown, gas was $2.42 at BP, the same as last week’s price point at most stations. The $2.42 price point prevailed in Elkins at Exxon. In Charles Town, regular was $2.39 at Sheetz and Martin’s. In Princeton, regular on Sept. 24 was $2.23 at Blueflash and $2.25 at Exxon. Kroger in Clarksburg had regular at $2.23; it was $2.24 at Rich Oil and $2.29 at Exxon in Clarksburg.
 
In the Charleston area, the lowest observed price was $2.23 at BP in Hurricane, down from $2.29 on Sept. 16, 2006, according to http://www.charlestongasprices.com. The $2.23 price was observed at Pilot in Nitro, Kroger in Cross Lanes and most other outlying stations in the Charleston metro area on Sept. 24. The Citgo station in Charleston was charging $2.36 on Sept. 24. It was $2.31 at the Marathon station in Kanawha City and the same price at Chevron in Charleston.
 
HERE IS A SITE where you can get up-to-date gasoline prices anywhere in the U.S. by just plugging your Zip Code into a box on the site and hitting “go.” It’s worth a try, but don’t forget where you got the information: Check out our survey every week! Here’s the site: http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip=&src=Netx