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How Low Will They Go? Why Experts Predict Sewickley Area Gas Prices Will Drop Even More

See which station has the lowest gas prices in the Sewickley Valley.

The summer driving season is just around the corner, a time when Sewickley area drivers brace for more pain at the pump.

But maybe not this year.

Jeff Edwin of Ross was pleasantly surprised Monday when he filled up his sport utility vehicle at the Sheetz on Babcock Boulevard for $3.57 a gallon.

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“Get it while it's less than $3.60, you know? It's a good thing,” Edwin told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . “I'm just hopeful they stay the way they are, and don't start rising again for as long as they can. I'm an average worker with average pay ... and it makes a big difference in my life.”

Retail gas prices have dropped steadily since the end of February because more refineries have come back on line after routine maintenance, and crude oil prices have moved sharply lower, reports the AAA .

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Analysts predict prices could fall another 20 cents a gallon during the next two months because of lower-than-expected demand in the world's two largest economies, the United States and China.

According to GasBuddy.com, Sam's Club at Mt Nebo Pointe Drive is offering the lowest price in the area right now for regular unleaded/self-serve. Here are some of the prices in Sewickley area.

  • BP at 209 Ohio River Boulevard $3.59
  • GetGo at 8A Quaker Village Shopping Center $3.59
  • Sam's Club, 289 Mt Nebo Pointe Drive $3.45

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