Amazon Prime members can save 20 cents a gallon on Fridays as average gas prices moves past $4

Drivers can save 20 cents a gallon at the gas pump on Fridays, as long as they are Amazon Prime members.

The deal is part of Amazon’s Fuel-Up Friday campaign, which takes place each Friday from April 3 until May 29. Prime members can save 20 cents a gallon on one fuel purchase at BP, Amoco, and participating Thorntons and ampm locations.

We love saving money on the exclusive deals and discounts Prime makes possible from the comfort of our own home,” Jamil Ghani, Vice President of Amazon Prime, stated. “But sometimes a car ride can’t be avoided — whether it’s to get to the kids’ sports, make a day trip around the Pacific Northwest, or pick up a loved one at the airport. I’m excited to announce that these car rides will be opportunities to save with your Prime membership, too!”

All that is needed is a Prime membership and a free earnify account with BP to activate this offer. The earnify app store locator will help users locate the nearest bp, Amoco, or participating Thorntons and ampm locations.

For more information about the promotion and instructions on how to activate the offer, click here.

Trump lashes out at allies as Iran war and strait closure push fuel prices higher

President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil” as the conflict with Iran and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent average U.S. gas prices past $4 a gallon.

The social media post came after U.S. strikes hit the central city of Isfahan, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

The attacks showed the intensity of the war more than a month after the U.S. and Israel launched it. The conflict has left more than 3,000 dead and caused major disruptions to the world’s supply of oil and natural gas, roiling global markets and pushing up the cost of many basic goods.

Trump, who has vacillated between insisting there is progress in diplomatic talks with Iran and threatening to widen the war, had earlier shared footage of the attack on Isfahan.

Fuel prices rise, rattling global markets

Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway leading out of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of the world’s oil is transported during peacetime, has driven up global oil prices, as have Tehran’s attacks on regional energy infrastructure.

Spot prices of Brent crude, the international standard, hovered around $107 a barrel Tuesday, up more than 45% since the war started Feb. 28.

Trump directed blame at U.S. allies like the United Kingdom and France that have refused to enter a war with no clear endgame that they were not consulted on.

“You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!” Trump wrote.

He singled out France for not letting planes fly over French territory while taking military supplies to Israel.

France has allowed the U.S. Air Force to use the Istres base in southern France because it had guarantees that planes landing there would not be involved in carrying out strikes.

Contributing: The Associated Press

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