After several weeks of gas prices climbing in Maine, drivers get a break this week, as Maine gas prices dip two cents per gallon.

According to GasBuddy.com, Maine gas prices are now at $2.45 per gallon.

The lowest gas price reported in Maine was $2.26 a gallon in Scarborough and Lyman.

The cost of a barrel of oil has also dropped to just over $46.

The national average was down four cents per gallon to $2.42, the average one month ago was $2.25.

South Carolina has the lowest average gas price at $2.13 per gallon.

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