Delaware gas prices dropped a couple of cents a gallon on Thursday, with convenience store chain Royal offering $3 a gallon gas in some locations. Prices at Wawa were a few cents higher but remained below their earlier peak figure.
AAA Mid-Atlantic reported the average price at the pump in Delaware was $3.05 a gallon, down a penny from a day earlier.
According to AAA’s Fuel Price Finder, the price gap between convenience store chains like Wawa and Royal Farms and discounters like BJ’s and Costco narrowed in recent days. A gas war started by independent stations in Middletown and Talleyville wound down.
For example, long-time price leader Costco, which operates a store in the Christiana area east of Newark, was posting a $ 2.90-a-gallon price, up a few cents in the past week.
| Today’s Average | One Week Ago | One Month Ago | One Year Ago | |
| National | $3.19 | $3.16 | $3.13 | $2.17 |
| Delaware | $3.05 | $3.07 | $2.99 | $2.24 |
| Dover | $3.03 | $3.08 | $2.98 | $2.23 |
| Milford/Seaford | $3.03 | $3.07 | $2.99 | $2.23 |
| Wilmington/Newark | $3.06 | $3.07 | $2.99 | $2.24 |
| Maryland | $3.09 | $3.09 | $3.00 | $2.27 |
The price of crude oil dropped in recent days on concerns about the Delta Covid-19 variant hurting demand and a reported build-up in inventories.
