Gas prices continued to rise last week, bringing Maine prices above $2 per gallon for the first time since December .
The price-tracking website GasBuddy.com says the price in Maine has gone up 8.8 cents per gallon, to $2.04.
In New Hampshire, the per-gallon price went up nearly 11 cents last week, averaging $1.96 a gallon. In Vermont, the price was up 9.4 cents per gallon from last week, to $1.96
The national average is $2.04, which increased 5.6 cents per gallon in the last week. The national average has increased 29.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 38.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
In Maine, gas prices were 33.4 cents per gallon lower Sunday than on the same day a year ago.
GasBuddy attributed the recent rise to refinery maintenance costs, which typically occur at this time of year.
It also warned that oil inventories are rising while gas inventories have fallen, which will likely mean continued tightness of supply and rising prices for the time being.
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