US Gasoline Prices Begin Stabilizing but Stations Slow to Restock After Pipeline Back Online

A motorist tops up the fuel in his car's gas tank in Durham, N.C., on May 12, 2021. Jonathan Drake/Reuters

Gasoline prices in the United States stabilized over the weekend, but stations across the southeast remain without fuel, even after Colonial Pipeline brought its 5,500-mile fuel conduit back online.

The average price per gallon in the United States on May 17 was $3.04, which was the same average as May 15.