Because we switch over to summer blend gas, Mac explains.rivers are lining up to fill up before prices go up again.
She says the problem is not the price of crude oil, which is holding steady at about $49 per barrel. The problem is at the refinery. In the industry we call this a first quarter climb. Every year around this time, nationally prices go up because we switch over to summer blend gas, Mac explains. Drivers are lining up to fill up before prices go up again. Play Video CBS This Morning Impact of massive oil refinery strike on gas prices Gas prices that fell for months have continued to climb for 29 straight days. Meanwhile, the largest oil refinery strike in 35 years is now in it... AAA warns Oregon, Northwest drivers: Gas prices about to go up -- fast (poll). Portland gas prices enter sub-$3 zone In November, commuting columnist Joseph Rose visited a Beaverton gas station where prices have dropped below $3 a gallon. After months of watching a slow but steady decline in gas prices, Northwest drivers should brace themselves for sudden increases caused by maintenance at refineries in California and Washington, the AAA said Tuesday. So far, the year at the pump has been a quiet. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.37 on Monday morning, up 2.6 cents from last week’s average and up 21.7 cents from last month’s average. Still, it’s down 78.5 cents from last year’s average. Ohio’s average price was $2.38 on Monday morning, up 4 cents from last week’s average of $2.34.  on January 07, 2015 at 11:02 AM, updated January 13, 2015 at 6:28 PM. Print Email. View/Post Comments. Rev up the Hummer and crank the AC/DC to 11, gas prices continue to drop like a rock in the Northwest. Just look at the past week, when Oregon's average price for a gallon of regular unleaded skidded 10 cents to $2.44. On Tuesday, the market analysts at GasBuddy.com predicted Northwest gas prices will rise to between $3.10 and $3.50 during the summer. 4. Weather and geopolitical tensions. The U.S. escaped a major hurricane last year. But hurricane season is unpredictable It seems the flirtation with below-$2-a-gallon gasoline has ended. Pump prices have steadily risen the past few weeks, and it's now up to $2.45 in some places. That's leaving many consumers frustrated, particularly because crude oil prices are less than $50-a-barrel. It more than aggravates me, said Ron Rincones of Grant-Valkaria.  And, with oil closing up $4 per barrel at the end of trading on Wall Street Friday, price hikes this weekend are likely. Prices are going up. The national average on Monday was $2.026 per gallon. On Friday, it’s $2.051 per gallon and rising. DeHaan said prices are moving upward at a relatively slow pace. He expects it will be six months to a year before we see prices as low as we did earlier this week.  In fact, gas prices skyrocketed 56 cents per gallon in spring 2012 and 86 cents per gallon in 2011. Last year, the national average increased 49 cents per gallon over 41 days before peaking at $3.79 per gallon on Feb. 27. After months of watching a slow but steady decline in gas prices, Northwest drivers should brace themselves for sudden increases caused by maintenance at refineries in California and Washington, the AAA said Tuesday. So far, the year at the pump has been a quiet. BURBANK, Calif. -- Gas prices are starting to rise again. The nationwide average is $2.37 a gallon, up 34 cents in the past month. In Southern California, the price at the pump has spiked a record 79 cents, according to AAA. Drivers are lining up to fill up before prices go up again. Play Video CBS This Morning Impact of massive oil refinery strike on gas prices Gas prices that fell for months have continued to climb for 29 straight days. Meanwhile, the largest oil refinery strike in 35 years is now in it... In fact, gas has dropped below $3 a gallon at several Portland area stations for the first time since 2010. However, the AAA expects prices to move higher in the coming weeks and months, Dodds said. After months of watching a slow but steady decline in gas prices, Northwest drivers should brace themselves for sudden increases caused by maintenance at refineries in California and Washington, the AAA said Tuesday. So far, the year at the pump has been a quiet.
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