The Detroit News. Gas prices in the region have been rising steadily in recent weeks.
Analysts warn that even higher prices are possible.
The situation has consumers angry but thinking of options. If things get worse, he says he's taking action. Tuesday's price increases are traced to a fire Saturday in one of the main units of Tosco Corp.'s Wood River plant in southern Illinois. The loss of the 6.2 million gallon daily supply hits thin reserves hard. The Illinois plant played a crucial role in supplying government-mandated reformulated gas to St. Louis and Chicago.