Weekly fuel report: Regular unleaded averages $2.84

DES MOINES — The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell four cents from last week's price, averaging $2.84 across Iowa, according to AAA.

Prices are down 25 cents from a year ago.

The price of global crude oil rose on the West Texas Intermediate by 10 cents per barrel over last week to $64.03.

Brent crude oil fell by 17 cents to $67.64.

One year ago, WTI crude sold for $71.28 and Brent crude was $76.46.

The national average Wednesday was $3.51, up two cents from last week’s price.

Retail diesel prices in Iowa fell two cents to $3.51. One year ago, diesel prices averaged $3.44 in Iowa. The current Iowa diesel price is 19 cents lower than the national average of $3.70.

The current Des Moines Terminal/Rack Prices are $2.11 for U87-E10, $2.40 for Unleaded 87 (clear), $2.49 for ULSD#2, $2.82 for ULSD#1, and $2.19 per gallon for E-70 prices.

Natural gas prices were up 18 cents at the Henry Hub reporting site and are currently priced at $3.07 MMbtu.