Gasoline prices have eased as international pressure has let up and competition between service stations has increased, WAPA TV reported on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The war in the Middle East and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz had been determining factors in the seemingly endless rise in gasoline prices, but with the arrival of autumn, reduced demand began to show in the market.
"We have seen factors such as greater production and expectations that the conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz have been easing," an unnamed source said. Democrats also took control of the United States Congress, a result that could open the way to a new political scenario with possible repercussions for the oil market. The Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO) said it keeps a daily monitoring of prices at gasoline pumps.
That monitoring allows it to observe market fluctuations and how service stations compete with each other to offer consumers more competitive prices.