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(L) Gas prices are seen in Austin, Texas. Gas prices are near their lowest in four years, with twenty-eight states averaging prices below $3 a gallon. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) / (Background) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke on an executive order to increase the development and production of Alaska's natural resources. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

U.S. Energy Secy.: Gas prices fall below $3 for first time in over 4 years

Drivers in the U.S. are getting some relief, just in time for the holidays, as the national average for regular gas has dropped to $2.99 a gallon — the first time prices have dipped below $3 in over four years.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - JULY 20: Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald J. Trump holds his first public campaign rally with his running mate, Vice Presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) (not pictured), at the Van Andel Arena on July 20, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is also Trump's first public rally since he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on July 13. Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Trump Picks Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright To Lead Department Of Energy

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he has selected CEO of Liberty Energy Chris Wright to lead the Department of Energy in his new administration.

Gas prices are displayed at a petrol station in Monterey Park, California, on July 19, 2022. - US gasoline prices have fallen from historic highs earlier in the summer, a retreat highlighted by a politically beset White House as a sign of moderating inflation. President Joe Biden took to Twitter to point out that prices at the pump have fallen for more than a month, saving the average driver about $25 a month. Gasoline prices are now at a national average of $4.495 per gallon, down 10 percent from a month ago but up 42 percent from the year-ago level, according to the American Automobile Association. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Gas Prices Jump Again in Nine-Month High, Oil Production Cuts Add Up

The cost of gas is climbing again, with many drivers concerned that they could see those 2022 prices again