Springfield gas prices rise, up 3.8 cents from last week

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54% : g (U.S. Average: $2.04/g) April 7, 2015: $2.29/g (U.S. Average: $2.38/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Worcester- $2.87/g, up 0.3 cents per gallon from last week's $2.87/g. Connecticut- $3.03/g, up 4.9 cents per gallon from last week's $2.98/g. Hartford- $3.03/g, up 7.1 cents per gallon from last week's $2.96/g. "While the national average price of gasoline saw its largest weekly gain of the year, it likely won't last long, as oil prices have plummeted amid growing concerns about the global economy following the U.S. announcement of some of the most significant tariffs in over a century, along with OPEC+ restoring oil production faster than anticipated," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.

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