COLUMBUS, Ohio - As oil prices rise, Ohio gasoline prices are saying goodbye to last week's lowest levels of 2010.
The current survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express puts the statewide average for regular-grade gasoline at about $2.54 per gallon, up 8 cents from last Monday's average of $2.46.
During the middle of last week, prices fell below $2.40 at some Ohio service stations. However, energy traders are now pushing fuel prices higher on worries that a refinery strike in France and tensions in the Middle East could tighten supplies. Crude oil has risen to the neighborhood of $80.
One year ago, Ohio gas prices were averaging a much cheaper $1.83 for regular.
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