attention to what's happening in greece, but europe's money problems are actually helping us out at the pumppd that means cutbacks and that means lower demand. >> reporter: that shrinking demand helps send crude to its lowest price in seven months this week. >> as oil prices come down, of course gas prices come down. >> reporter: right now, we don't see any reason why economically gas prices would go up. >> reporter: gas prices typically peak in the summer. but if the current trend of falling prices continues s this summer could be different. not everyone will get a better deal, though. even cheap oil has to be refined and refineries on the west coast have been hit with production problems. meaning, the price of gas is about 40 cents higher on the west coast than the east. on average, the government expects americans to pay $379 a -- $3.79 a gallon this summer, up 8 cents from last year. those prices are vulnerable to world events and traders say when it comes to oil, currently at $90 a barrel, anything can happen. >> a resolution of the eurozone debt crisis could lead to a very, very quick r