Gas Prices Continue Upward Trend

(Undated) – Gas prices continue to move “anywhere but lower.” According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, we have officially entered the time of year when gas prices traditionally start their spring fling, but we’ve already seen the streak of consecutive increases in the national average hit four weeks. De Haan says while the early start could also mean an early end, we still have as many as eight weeks before gas prices typically increase, and anything can happen between now and then. He says one of the most critical elements to how much gas prices will climb is how quickly and effectively refiners can finish their pre-summer maintenance, start producing EPA-mandated summer gasoline, and build up supply of it before Memorial Day. The current national average is $3.28 a gallon.