Average gasoline prices in Greater Hartford dropped below $4 per gallon on Wednesday for the first time since April, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
The average gasoline prices among stations in Greater Hartford dropped to $3.964 per gallon of regular unleaded on Wednesday, down 4.4 cents from a week before. The price per gallon of diesel continued its drop as well, falling another 1.1 cents from last week to $4.174.
Prices at three of the four metro areas in Hartford were below $4 per gallon on Wednesday. Hartford, New Haven-Meriden and New London-Norwich dropped below the milestone while Bridgeport still hovered above at $4.135 per gallon.
Gasoline prices throughout the nation rose drastically in the start of 2011, fueled by many concerns on supply and demand, particularly unrest in the Middle East. The price per barrel of oil nearly hit $115 and dropped after Osama bin Laden was killed, which triggered prices to fall at the pump.
The price per barrel of oil has hovered around $100 for the past few weeks, rising 40 cents to $99.77 on Wednesday because of concerns over U.S. supplies, according to the Associated Press.
