Gas Prices Continue to Rise as Oil Surges to a Wartime High of $120 a Barrel

FENNER, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 30: Gas prices rise to about $10 a gallon as oil prices surged to a wartime high today, topping out at $120 a barrel with no end in sight of the war standoff, on April 30, 2026 in Fenner, California. International fear is growing that the U.S. war against Iran will drag on and further tighten global energy supplies. Most of California is experiencing an average of just over $6 a gallon. Fenner is located on Route 66 in the eastern Mojave Desert. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
FENNER, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 30: Gas prices rise to about $10 a gallon as oil prices surged to a wartime high today, topping out at $120 a barrel with no end in sight of the war standoff, on April 30, 2026 in Fenner, California. International fear is growing that the U.S. war against Iran will drag on and further tighten global energy supplies. Most of California is experiencing an average of just over $6 a gallon. Fenner is located on Route 66 in the eastern Mojave Desert. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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