(Undated) – Following a weekend that saw the national average dip lower, gas prices have resumed their climb. According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis, Patrick De Haan, after a brief break, gas prices have leaped back up, driven by extensive refinery maintenance on the West Coast. De Haan says with oil prices rising to nearly $87 per barrel last week, their highest since October, we are not only facing the seasonal factors that push prices up like refinery maintenance, the switch to summer gasoline, and rising demand but also escalating crude oil prices. The current national average is $3.63 a gallon, up two cents from yesterday and five cents higher than a year ago.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 6:31 AM