Average gas price in NY jumps seven cents

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The price of gas just keeps going up, and right now, the national average is $3.53 per gallon. New York is even higher, with a seven-cent increase bringing it up to $3.75 per gallon.

Last year's prices at this time didn't even break the three-dollar mark. They averaged at $2.63 and $2.69, respectively.

Albany gas prices sit right at the New York average, at $3.75 per gallon. Here are the averages across upstate New York:

• Batavia - $3.68 (up eight cents from last week)
• Buffalo - $3.70 (up eight cents from last week)
• Ithaca - $3.76 (up eight cents from last week)
• Rochester - $3.75 (up nine cents from last week)
• Rome - $3.76 (up six cents from last week)
• Syracuse - $3.71 (up seven cents from last week)
• Watertown - $3.73 (up seven cents from last week)

"Oil prices remain over $90 per barrel this morning," AAA says. "Tension between Russia and Ukraine continues to be a factor in rising oil prices. Russia is a member of OPEC+, and any sanctions based on their actions toward Ukraine may cause it to withhold crude oil from the global market."