Surging oil prices causing more pain at the pumps for R.I., Mass. drivers

PBN Staff

09/14/2026

DIESEL AND GAS prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station in Brea, Calif. The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 12 cents in the last week to $4.37 per gallon, AAA Northeast said Monday. / AP PHOTO/JAE C. HONG

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 12 cents from a week ago to $4.37 per gallon, AAA Northeast said Monday. That price is 6 cents higher than the national average and $1.22 more than it was in Rhode Island a year ago. Gasoline prices across

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