Bearish trends for crude oil prices and the resolution to problems at a major U.S. refinery pushed gas prices lower at a hastened clip, motor club AAA said. AAA reported a national average retail price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline for Tuesday at $2.46, down about eight tenths of a percent from the previous day and 5 percent less than the previous week. AAA, in a weekly retail market report, said the persistent decline of crude oil prices and the resolution of maintenance issues at BP’s refinery in Whiting, Ind., is behind the swift pace of decline in gasoline prices . “Despite the persistence of some regional refinery issues, average U.S. gas prices are falling at […]