Just as concerns about the omicron variant helped reverse rising gas prices — a bit — in December, now the growing sense that infection rates have peaked is pushing prices back up.
But this time, some analysts are projecting that oil prices will hit $100 a barrel and gas prices will climb to $4 a gallon.
We’re not there yet. On Tuesday, the national average price was $3.31, up about a penny compared to the previous week but down compared to $3.41 on Nov. 23.
