Maine gas prices dropped about 1.5 cents per gallon this past week. The statewide average is now at $2.79 cents per gallon. Nationally the average price also went down about one cent per gallon for an average of $2.77.

The lowest gas price reported in the state is $2.57 a gallon at a gas station in Bangor.

The current price of a barrel of crude oil is at $59.53.

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