January 15, 2017 – South Fork Gas Price Survey Released
Only 9 of 27 stations surveyed in East Hampton and Southampton are below the Long Island Average
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) today released his gasoline price survey for January 15, 2017.
Of the stations surveyed in western Southampton, 2 of 9 were at or below the average for Long Island (LI). In eastern Southampton, 7 of 10 stations were at or below the LI average. In East Hampton, 0 of 8 stations were at or below the LI average. Currently, crude oil prices are $55 per barrel, up from $46 in the last survey at Thanksgiving. Local gas prices have also increased since Thanksgiving reflecting the increase in oil prices. The South Fork has seen a greater increase than the rest of Long Island during this period.
The Automobile Association of America (AAA) provides for a regional survey on New York State gasoline prices. However, there is no survey solely for the South Fork. Thiele's survey also includes prices in western Southampton along Montauk Highway. There may be prices that are higher or lower in the region away from Montauk Highway, but the survey reflects the price posted at most stations on our region's main arterials.
Thiele stated, "The average price for eastern Southampton is now $2.55. Southampton west of the Canal, the average is $2.75. The average price for East Hampton is $3.09. A gallon of gas in Southold is $2.43. In Riverhead, the average is $2.35. The Long Island average is $2.56 and the State average is $2.53."
Thiele called upon the State Senate to pass his legislation which would prohibit zone pricing. The legislation would enact the recommendations of the State Attorney-General to outlaw the practice of zone pricing of gasoline. The bill has been supported by local gasoline retailers and opposed by the major oil companies. The bill passed the State Assembly by a 117-11 margin on April 5 of 2016, but continues to languish in the State Senate.
Thiele concluded. "There is no other conclusion to reach other than the fact that prices are fixed based on geography, unrelated to actual cost. For example, currently gas prices are substantially higher in Montauk and Amagansett than the rest of the Island. This is unfair and should be illegal."
SOUTH PRICES FORK PRICE PER GALLON REGULAR1
| October 25 | November 23 | Change | |
| Eastport Gas | $2.49 | $2.25 | - 24 cents |
| Gulf-Eastport | $2.45 | $2.25 | - 20 cents |
| USA-Westhampton | $2.99 | $2.99 | ------------ |
| Valero-Westhampton | $3.29 | $3.29 | ------------ |
| Speedway-Quogue | $2.35 | $2.35 | ------------ |
| Spirit-East Quogue | $2.27 | $2.35 | + 8 cents |
| Gulf- East Quogue | $2.39 | $2.35 | - 4 cents |
| Hess-Hampton Bays | $2.79 | $2.79 | ------------ |
| Shell- Hampton Bays-W | $2.79 | $2.79 | ------------ |
| Shell-Hampton Bays-E | $2.39 | $2.39 | ------------ |
| Hampton Gas-Southampton | $2.23 | $2.23 | ------------ |
| Shell-Southampton | $2.21 | $2.21 | ------------ |
| 2 Speedway-Southampton | $2.29 | $2.25 | |
| Sunoco-Southampton | $2.21 | $2.21 | ------------ |
| Gulf-Southampton | $2.29 | $2.35 | + 6 cents |
| 3Coastal-Southampton | $2.25 | $2.29 | + 4 cents |
| 4 Mobil-Southampton | $2.21 | $2.24 | + 3 cents |
| Shell-Water Mill | $2.39 | $2.39 | ------------ |
| 5 Speedway-Bridgehampton | $2.29 | $2.35 | + 6 cents |
| Gulf-Bridgehampton | $2.39 | $2.39 | ------------ |
| 6Speedway-Wainscot | $2.35 | $2.39 | + 4 cents |
| Exxon-East Hampton | $2.49 | $2.55 | + 6 cents |
| Gulf-Amagansett | $2.99 | $2.99 | ------------ |
| Mobil-Amagansett | $3.09 | $3.09 | ------------ |
| Shell-Amagansett | $3.09 | $3.09 | ------------- |
| Citgo-Montauk | $3.05 | $3.05 | ------------- |
| Mobil-Montauk | $3.09 | $3.09 | ------------- |
| Montauk Fuel | $3.21 | $3.21 | ------------- |
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