Gas prices in Orlando hit $4.15 per gallon as oil costs climb

Central Florida drivers are again paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, as rising oil prices push gasoline costs higher across the state.The average price for regular unleaded gas in the Orlando metro area was $4.15 a gallon as of Monday, according to AAA. That is up about 31 cents from a week ago, when the metro average stood at $3.85 a gallon.For a driver filling a 15-gallon tank, the Orlando-area average works out to about $62.29 — roughly $4.59 more than it would have cost at last week’s average price.The Orlando average is slightly above Florida’s statewide price of $4.14 a gallon. Across other parts of Central Florida, the average price for regular gas was about $4.17 in Daytona Beach, $4.10 in the Melbourne-Titusville area and $4.12 in Lakeland-Winter Haven, AAA data shows.AAA said Florida’s statewide average moved above $4 a gallon for the first time since June 1. The group attributed the latest increase to higher crude-oil prices after tensions in the Middle East intensifi