U.S. gas prices spike; refinery problems cited

  • By JONATHAN FAHEY
    Associated Press
  • Saturday, August 11th, 2012
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George Matkowski reaches into his wallet to pay for gas Friday in Montpelier, Vt. A rise in the price of crude oil and problems with refineries and pipelines in the West Coast and Midwest have caused prices at the pump to surge upward.

George Matkowski reaches into his wallet to pay for gas Friday in Montpelier, Vt. A rise in the price of crude oil and problems with refineries and pipelines in the West Coast and Midwest have caused prices at the pump to surge upward.