U.S. national average gas prices have risen in the past week, with states such as Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and California seeing prices jump by more than ¢40 a gallon, according to oil analyst Patrick De Haan.
“For the second straight week, average #gasprices have risen, the national average is up ¢8.40 per gallon from a week ago to $3.756/gal, thanks to refinery issues sending prices soaring in several regions, including the West Coast and Great Lakes,” De Haan noted in a tweet on Oct. 2. Inventories in the West Coast are at their “lowest in a decade,” he wrote in another tweet.
