While energy and commodity investors have been agonizing over the global oil supply glut and fears of weak demand from China, there is one segment of the population that has been cheering the decline in oil prices every cent of the way: drivers.

According to GasBuddy, the decline in WTI crude oil prices to below $40/bbl for the first time in more than six years triggered the largest weekly decline in U.S. gasoline prices of 2015.

The Numbers

The national average gas price for last week came in at only $2.47/gallon, $0.13 below the previous week’s average. Michigan led the way in price declines last week, with average gas prices falling $0.31. The national average now stands $0.20 lower than one month ago and $0.96 below its average price this time last year.

Refinery Up And Running

It’s not just falling oil prices and international demand concerns that influence…

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