Western Pa. Gas Prices Edge Closer to $3 Mark

The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is six cents higher this week at $2.983 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

States in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region are experiencing some of the lowest volatility in gas prices in the country, despite low refinery utilization rates and gasoline stock levels. On the week, most states saw gas price increases of three cents or less (Pennsylvania, +3 cents).

Regional refinery utilization is now down to 69 percent. However, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports the region saw a build of 714,000...