Gas prices expected to skyrocket in Rabun

Georgia gas prices are on the rise and prices could get even more expensive this week.

This week’s fuel price report from AAA-the Auto Club Group said oil and wholesale gasoline prices surged to their highest levels since November. The state average could soon jump another 10-cents as a result.

Georgia gas prices are already at 2019-highs. The state average rose a total of five-cents last week. Even with the increase, Tuesday’s average price of $2.19 per gallon remains nearly 20-cents below what drivers paid this time last year.

According to Mark Jenkins, spokesman for AAA, “prices rose after news that OPEC is making good on its promise to cut production, and reports of refinery issues at multiple plants in the northeast. One of the other key reasons for rising prices right now is refineries entering maintenance season. This is a time of year when refineries do ‘spring cleaning’ and to prepare for the switch to summer-blend gasoline. The process causes refineries to temporarily go offline, reducing the output of gasoline into the market.”