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Gas Prices Rising In Massachusetts

Gas Prices Rising In Massachusetts

Gasoline prices are going up because more people are buying it, there's less of it stored up, and there are conflicts in some places where it's drilled. The price of oil is now more than $80 for one barrel, and it might go even higher.  In Massachusetts, the price for one gallon of gas went up by six cents in the past week. Now, it's $3.25 for one gallon. A month ago, it was $3.19, and last year, it was $3.28.

Gasoline prices are going up because more people are buying it, there's less of it stored up, and there are conflicts in some places where it's drilled. The price of oil is now more than $80 for one barrel, and it might go even higher.  In Massachusetts, the price for one gallon of gas went up by six cents in the past week. Now, it's $3.25 for one gallon. A month ago, it was $3.19, and last year, it was $3.28. But in Massachusetts, gas is still cheaper than the national average by 21 cents. "…