Pa. Gas Prices Continue Rise

The average price of gasoline across Western Pennsylvania is four cents higher this week at $2.810 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

The Western Pennsylvania average was $2.810. The average price during the week of Feb. 8, 2021, was $2.774. The average price during the week of Feb. 18, 2020, was $2.724.

Pump prices continue to move upward, despite low demand. This is the result of increasing oil prices, which settled at $59.47 per barrel at the end of Friday’s formal trading session (for West Texas Intermediate). Today’s price for crude is about $4 less than last ye...