The highest recorded average for gas was back in 2008 at more than $4 a gallon.  However, some oil experts are predict the numbers to jump far above that in the next year.

Right now, the average price for gas across the state is $2.91 for unleaded.  The former president of Shell Oil predicted gas prices to go above $5 a gallon by 2012.

Crude oil hit $90 a barrel this week, but after a drop in inventories, the price went down today. Daryl Gupppy with guppytraders.com says a barrel of oil could go far above $100.

For small businesses, it could mean higher prices for their customers.

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