Gasoline Prices Lower; Diesel, Heating Oil Prices Rise

From the EIA This Week in Petroleum report:

Retail diesel prices advanced for the fifth consecutive week, settling at 304.8 cents per gallon. The price is 1.6 cents more than last week and 50.2 cents per gallon higher than last year. All regions of the country recorded an increase in price. The largest rise occurred in the Rocky Mountains where the price jumped 7.2 cents to 310.0 cents per gallon, the highest in the country. The East Coast increased 1.5 cents to 305.2 cents per gallon. The Midwest price rose 0.7 cent to 306.1 cents per gallon. The Gulf Coast was the only region below the $3 mark, settling at 297.5 cents per gallon. The West Coast price grew to 309.0 cents per gallon, gaining 3.6 cents. California prices were up 5.0 cents to 314.3 cents per gallon.