Increased oil demand lifts R.I., Mass. gas prices

THE AVERAGE weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 5 cents, to $2.99 per gallon. That price is 13 cents lower than the national average, according to AAA Northeast. /ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 5 cents, to $2.99 per gallon. That price is 13 cents lower than the national average, according to AAA Northeast.  Strong demand for home heating oil and new, tougher U.S. sanctions against Russia, the world’s second-largest producer of oil, pushed crude

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