Gasoline pump prices reached a 28-month high Wednesday. according to AAA, Wright Express and the Oil Price Information Service.
The national average for regular gasoline rose to $3.133 a gallon. That's roughly $1.20 more than the price at the pump two years ago.
Just eight states have average prices less than $3 a gallon. The cheapest is $2.94 a gallon is in Missouri. Hawaii has the highest average of $3.746 a gallon.
On the Nymex benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery rose 67 cents to settle at $84.99 per barrel. Brent crude rose $2.14 to settle at $103.78 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.
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