The U.S. average gasoline price rose +2.6c WoW and is -24.5c YoY at $2.84/gal, indicating modest seasonal firming below year-ago levels.

• Gasoline prices increased +4.9c versus one month ago, showing gradual upward movement ahead of the seasonal transition to summer gasoline blends.

• Diesel rose +1.0c WoW to $3.624/gal, while the most common diesel price was $3.39 and the median $3.49, highlighting continued dispersion across stations.

• WTI crude traded near $62.98/bbl (vs $63.58 prior week) and Brent $67.84 (vs $68.07), remaining largely range bound amid geopolitical uncertainty and supply expectations.

• U.S. crude inventories increased +8.5M bbl and remain ~3% below seasonal averages, while gasoline inventories rose +1.2M bbl (~4% above average) and distillates fell -2.7M bbl (~4% below average), showing mixed refined product balances.

• Refinery utilization declined -1.0 ppt to 89.4%, while implied gasoline demand rose +147k bpd to 8.30M bpd, indicating improving consumption despite lower operating rates.

• Median gasoline price was $2.77/gal and the most common price $2.79, with the top 10% of stations at $4.25 and bottom 10% at $2.28, underscoring wide regional variation in retail prices.