Here Are The Latest Gas Prices In Shelton And Derby

SHELTON-DERBY, CT — Gas prices at stations in Shelton and Derby are running both above and below the state average this week as the Connecticut average slipped slightly from a week ago, according to AAA and the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in Connecticut was $4.45 on Tuesday, according to AAA. That is down about 4 cents from $4.49 a week ago but up about 13 cents from $4.32 a month ago. Compared with a year ago, when the state average was $3.12, drivers are paying about $1.33 more per gallon.

The Connecticut average is about 9 cents higher than the national average of $4.35 a gallon for regular gasoline, according to the latest weekly data from the EIA, released Tuesday and reflecting prices as of Monday. The national average fell about 11 cents from $4.47 the previous week.

The EIA does not track Connecticut prices individually. It reports them as part of its New England region, where regular gasoline averaged $4.34 a gallon as of Monday, down about 3 cents from the week before.

In Shelton, the 10 stations with current price reports averaged $4.39 a gallon for regular. That is about 6 cents below the Connecticut average from AAA, about 5 cents above the New England average from the EIA and about 4 cents above the national average. In Derby, the five stations with current price reports averaged $4.53 a gallon for regular. That is about 8 cents above the Connecticut average from AAA, about 19 cents above the New England average from the EIA and about 18 cents above the national average.

Here are the most recent regular gas prices reported at stations in Shelton and Derby. Stations without a current price report are not listed.

• CITGO (Shelton), 442 River Road: $4.23
• CITGO (Shelton), 198 Leavenworth Road: $4.25
• Wheels (Shelton), 18 Old Stratford Road: $4.39
• Valero (Shelton), 270 Howe Avenue: $4.39
• Shell (Shelton), 99 Bridgeport Avenue: $4.43
• CITGO (Shelton), 265 Bridgeport Avenue: $4.43
• Valero (Shelton), 429 Shelton Avenue: $4.43
• Gulf (Shelton), 484 Bridgeport Avenue: $4.43
• Cumberland Farms (Shelton), 430 River Road: $4.45
• Gulf (Shelton), 20 Huntington Street: $4.49
• BJ's (Derby), 20 Division Street: $4.21
• CITGO (Derby), 25 New Haven Avenue: $4.49
• Exxon (Derby), 208 New Haven Avenue: $4.59
• Mobil (Derby), 265 Roosevelt Drive: $4.68
• Mobil (Derby), 3 Pershing Drive: $4.69

Gas prices can change several times a week and may vary between stations in the same town. The figures above reflect the most recent reports available at the time of publication.