Ohio tops ranks of states with largest increases in average gas price [Video]

For the fourth consecutive week, gasoline prices have continued to rise.

Nationwide, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas climbed 8 cents from a week ago to $3.28 per gallon on Monday, according to AAA. It also has increased 15 cents across Ohio in the last week to $3.30; 12 cents in Dayton to $3.25; 15 cents in Springfield to $3.30; and 18 cents in Cincinnati to $3.33.

“There was an outage (Feb. 1) at a refinery in Indiana and of course that’s impacted gas prices in the Midwest,” pushing the national average higher as well, according to AAA Club Alliance spokeswoman Kara Hitchens, referring to the BP Whiting refinery, a facility that processes 435,000 barrels of crude per day. “I believe it’s going to be a three-week shutdown. (Following the) power outage I think they’re just taking the opportunity to do some inspections and maybe a little bit of maintenance, as well.”

Last Thursday, Ohio ranked …