Green Country can look forward to the crisp and cooler air bringing lower gas prices with it. AAA spokesman Chuck Mai explains that after Labor Day and towards the end of summer driving season, the prices of gas steadily but surely begin to lower. The reason for this is the start of the oil refineries "yearly transition to producing cheaper winter blends of gasoline," Mai explains. This drop in prices is welcomed at the start of the school year as families prepare their annual carpooling and after school program routines.
The drop in prices does have the potential to spike however due to geopolitical instability and especially our ever-changing forecast. The current hurricane brewing in the Atlantic has the potential to reach the Gulf Coast and thus creating the possibility of gas prices here in Oklahoma taking a hit. AAA spokesperson Danial Karnes said that the amount we would see in that increase is not known and that it would depend on how many refineries are shut down and for how long.