The United States may have seen 2021 gasoline demand peak around the July 4 holiday, but increased airline traffic at domestic airports bodes well for the overall recovery in oil demand. Gasoline demand in the United States may have peaked around July 4 for this year, and it is unlikely that the country could exceed it, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, tweeted on Monday. “As a result, I’m feeling more like a peak in gas prices may be sooner than late July/early Aug,” De Haan added. U.S. gasoline prices have jumped by around 40 percent since the beginning of this year, as tight supply amid recovering demand pushed global crude oil prices higher by around the same percentage. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline stood at $3.147 as of July 12, according to data from AAA. Last week, gasoline prices rose after […]