CAMARILLO, Calif. — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped 9 cents over the past two weeks.

That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, released Sunday, which puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.29.

Midgrade costs an average of $3.46 a gallon, and premium is at $3.57.

Diesel is down a nickel, to $3.96 a gallon.

Of the cities surveyed, Albuquerque, N.M., has the nation's lowest average price at $2.84. San Francisco has the highest at $3.67.

SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose to near $102 a barrel today in Asia amid growing tensions between Iran and Western powers and signs the U.S. economy is improving.Benchmark crude for January delivery was up 64 cents to $101.60 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.