Diesel Average Rises 1 Cent to $3.065

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iesel fuel’s average national price dropped 3.2 cents to $3.033, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Gasoline prices dropped 7.6 cents to 2.924, following a 3.8-cent drop last week.

The decline in diesel prices follows a 1-cent gain last week.

Diesel’s average fell in three of the five national regions but rose 3.8 cents to 3.349 in the Rocky Mountain region and 1.9 cents to $3.237 in the West Coast region. In California, which DOE breaks out separately, the nation’s main trucking fuel rose 0.1 cents to $3.221.

Diesel shortages in Wyoming have prompted some filling stations to begin fuel rationing, mirroring supply issues in Colorado that began in early August. (Click here for previous coverage.)

Meanwhile, crude oil futures rose $1.31 to $72.45 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on news that Iran will risk economic sanctions and continue to enrich uranium in defiance of a United Nations resolution, Bloomberg reported.

Each week, DOE surveys 350 diesel filling stations to compile a national snapshot average price.