Workers drill for oil at an oil derrick in Los Angeles October 24, 2006. U.S. gas fell to its lowest price this year to an average $2.21 a gallon, the government said Monday. The national price for regular unleaded gasoline has declined for a record 11 weeks in a row and is 40 cents lower from a year ago. The price of oil is down roughly 25 per cent since a summertime peak above $78 a barrel, settling Monday at $58.81. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES)