AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Friday, 4/29/22

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $2.159; Month Ago: $2.117; Year Ago: $2.573. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $2.460; Month Ago: $2.371; Year Ago: $2.999.

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $3.480; Month Ago: $3.301; Year Ago: $2.491. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $3.876; Month Ago: $3.586; Year Ago: $2.727.

Oil prices rose for a third straight session on Wednesday as a reported fall in U.S. inventories bolstered expectations that the long-oversupplied market was moving toward balance. Brent crude futures were up 17 cents to $50.37 a barrel by 7:05 a.m. ET (1105 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures climbed 28 cents to $48.17 a barrel. Both contracts rose to eight-week highs earlier in the session and rallied more than 3 percent on Tuesday. Click Read More below for more of the story.