Gasoline prices are climbing in Nebraska after many weeks of falling. Gail Weinholzer, at Triple-A-Nebraska, says a glut of crude oil is prompting some refineries to shut down and do maintenance work, plus, there is a labor dispute that started over the weekend that’s impacting about one in every ten U-S refineries.
Weinholzer says it’s likely pump prices will keep climbing.
Lincoln has Nebraska’s cheapest gas at two-oh-one a gallon while it’s most expensive in Kearney at two-19. Some Nebraska retailers were selling ethanol blends in the one-90s as recently as last week. A year ago, gas prices in Nebraska were retailing at three-21 a gallon.
