By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Gas Prices in Reno County and in Kansas are fairly stable.
"On the week, 40 state gas price averages held steady or fluctuated by only one or two cents," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas.
Reno County's average as of Thursday morning is the same as the state average at $2.84 a gallon, though there are isolated stations close to $3 a gallon.
"Stocks are improving in terms of the gasoline on hand in the system," Steward said. "Demand has also been trending higher."
As long as the two sides of the equation can stay in balance, large gas price increases may be able to be held off in the short term.
OPEC has committed to increasing its production later this year and that could put downward pressure on crude oil prices, as long as it occurs.