Gas Prices Drop in Midland But Nationally Still Rising | Odessa News

Odessa News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

Gas prices are dropping in Midland-Odessa—down 26.4 cents to $3.59 a gallon—but still 28.5 cents higher than last month and nearly 93 cents above last year’s levels. Nationally, prices barely dipped by 0.8 cents to $4.05, still up 28.5 cents from a month ago and 93.6 cents over this time last year. Local stations show wild swings—from $3.41 to $4.69—a dollar difference. Diesel is climbing nationally to $5.32. Experts blame global events and oil infrastructure attacks for keeping prices stubbornly high, with some predicting a record-high national average this season—even if not the all-time…