Is it possible the average price at the pump could be below $3 a gallon by the time leaves begin to change?<\/p>\n
Absolutely, according to experts who follow fuel price trends, and some areas of Georgia have already broken the barrier.\u00a0At one station in Macon<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, unleaded regular was selling for $2.90, and\u00a0in Duluth and Suwanee prices<\/a>\u00a0were as low as $3.04 and $3.05, respectively.<\/p>\n Higher oil production, an existing ample supply of fuel, falling crude oil prices, lukewarm consumer demand and a drop in contracts for wholesale delivery of fuel to gas stations in the fall are the right ingredients for a further drop in gas prices.<\/p>\n Barring any unforeseen calamity that might disrupt production or distribution, such as a hurricane that would interrupt delivery from the Gulf of Mexico or block tankers from arriving in Savannah, or a major conflict in the Middle East, the price trend should continue, even with the arrival of summer and more vehicles on the road for vacations.<\/p>\n