Oct. 1, 2006
 
GASOLINE SURVEY
Prices Decline in Most West Virginia Locations
 
By David M. Kinchen
Editor, Huntington News Network
 
Hinton, WV (HNN) – Gasoline prices in Hinton stayed the same as last week -- $2.29 a gallon -- on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, at Chevron Foodmart in Avis, the nearby Go Mart, as well as the Exxon and Cargo stations.
 
Statewide, the lowest observed price on Sept. 30, 2006 was $2.06 a gallon at the Sam’s Clubs in Parkersburg and Vienna, compared to last week’s low of $2.07 a gallon at Shell in Fairlea, according to http://www.westvirginiagasprices.com. In Huntington, regular was $2.16 a gallon on Sept. 30 at the Speedway at 5th Avenue and 28th Street. It was a penny more at $2.17 at the nearby Kroger supermarket. The highest Huntington price was $2.23 a gallon. At the Flying J across the state line in Catlettsburg, KY, regular was $2.08 a gallon. Regular was $2.17 at the Kroger in Barboursville. It was $2.19 at the Go Mart and KO in Green Valley, Mercer County, and $2.19 at the Exxon and Blueflash stations on Route 20 in Princeton, down from last week’s $2.23 at Blueflash and $2.25 at Exxon. In Charles Town, regular was $2.35 at Sheetz, down 4 cents from last week.
 
In the Charleston area, the lowest observed price on Sept. 30, 2006 was $2.10 at many suburban locations, compared to last week’s $2.23 at BP in Hurricane, according to http://www.charlestongasprices.com. The $2.10 price was observed at Chevron, Rich Oil, BP and Go Mart in St. Albans; Exxon in South Charleston, and Rich Oil and Oliver Fuels in Jefferson. The Citgo station in Charleston was charging $2.36 on Sept. 30, the same as last week. Regular was $2.24 at Exxon in Charleston and $2.24 or $2.25 at most other stations 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