Gas Prices Rise 3.5 Cents In Chattanooga

Gas prices in Virginia have continued to increase over the last week, resulting in an average price of $2.52 per gallon in Hampton Roads, according to AAA Tidewater.

Drivers in the Bradenton area already are facing the highest April gas prices in four years, and analysts are predicting costs will surge upwards of 15 cents because of the tensions in the Middle East.

Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for gas price comparison site GasBuddy.com, said that's the highest national average price since July 2015.

Meanwhile, the Energy Information Agency is reporting that crude oil production in the lower 48 states broke more records last week, topping 10 million barrels per day for the first time in recorded history.

Chattanooga gas prices still remain 25 cents per gallon below the US average of $2.71 per gallon, according to Gasbuddy.com. Prices are about 28 cents more than at the same point past year.

Be prepared to pay more at the pump, AAA Western and Central New York reported Monday that the national gas price jumped five cents in a week with similar trends here in New York State. Refinery maintenance has gone well thus far, and gasoline supply has continued to push higher as more refiners conclude their work. "Crude oil is selling at high prices compared to previous years and domestic gasoline demand has been high most of the winter among the factors all driving gas prices up and draining consumers' wallets".

President Donald Trump's midweek tweet that missiles "will be coming" to Syria in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack in that nation was enough propel crude oil prices above $67 a barrel, a almost four-year high, before Friday's actual air strikes.

Chattanooga had Tennessee's cheapest gasoline on Monday at $2.46 a gallon.

Gas prices are continuing to rise in Decatur and the state. That also means the average American household can expect to spend $200 more for gas overall in 2018.

Knoxville- $2.49, up 7.8 cents per gallon from last week's $2.41.