Refinery outage to blame for rising gas prices in Columbus, experts say

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Experts believe a refinery outage in Illinois is to blame for the recent uptick in gas prices, which includes another jump this past week in Columbus.

According to GasBuddy’s survey of 500 stations in the Columbus area, the average price of gasoline increased by 10.3 cents, nearly matching last week’s jump, to $3.61 per gallon. The current price is 1.2 cents per gallon higher than one month ago and 9.3 cents higher per gallon higher than this time one year ago.