Posted on 11/15/2021 9:51:20 AM PST by Red Badger
On Sunday, California gas prices rose to a record-setting high average of $4.676 per gallon for regular gasoline, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The previous record average price of $4.671 was set in October 2012.
The Golden State is America’s largest state by population and currently has the highest gas prices in the country even as the national average dropped slightly to $3.413.
One reason for the increase, AAA said, is the state’s reduced refinery production capacity due to heavy rainstorms in northern California which then trickled down the supply chain, impacting southern California similar to what happened in Louisiana during Hurricane Ida last August.
“It’s a bit of a supply crunch we have right now, there’s nothing major, until the refineries in Northern California can get back up to full production capacity,” said Jeffrey Spring, Corporate Communications Manager of the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Doug Shupe, a spokesperson for AAA, said that although Californians are used to paying more for gas, the price has been much higher lately due to higher crude oil prices and pent-up demand from the pandemic. “Typically we see prices at the pump fall off after Labor Day because people have completed their summer vacations. Kids are back in school,” Shupe said. “But this year people are still traveling. There’s still that demand for fuel to get to where people want to go.”
Gas prices have increased steadily throughout 2021 as fuel demand grows around the world, however, suppliers like OPEC have been unable — or unwilling — to produce more oil while Biden shuts down pipelines at home. U.S. oil prices have climbed over 65% this year while U.S. oil production is around 14% below the levels of 2019 and at the end of the Trump administration before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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It was far higher under Obama/Biden
Yeah, "supply crunch" only due to refineries operating below capacity. That's the ticket. After all, Jeffrey is one smart cookie.
FU California Leftards.
when I was in Tx under Obama you could only pump $75 at a transaction, not enough to fill the tank.
Not Biden's fault or Newsome's fault. It's the rain's fault! LOL
The news media is as fake as Milli Vanilli!
I’m back up to $50 fill ups on my Ford Escape. Let’s Go, Brandon!
$2.89/gallon near me, which IS lower than it was. $2.92 is the highest right now at Shell.
Hmmm...
Since much of that CA price is self-caused, not sure how to feel about this news...
It never rains in So Ca, and God makes little green apples in the summertime...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8zuQH27Qjk
Article blames everything except the policies of the Ahole in the oval office.
Oil is literally oozing from the ground in Ca and the fools don’t use it
Problem is most “Americans” don’t understand the bigger picture of high gas prices. I’ve heard, “I make enough to afford $10.00 gas”. “I’ll just drive less”. Other such nonsense.
$10.00 gas will have an effect on everything we buy and do. Even if you “can afford” it personally, you will not enjoy what it does to your hard earned money overall.
There are places where it is over $6 bucks per gallon
WHAT? Heavy rainstorms? I thought we in Cali were in the worst drought in years. I'm in So. Cal so maybe I've missed these "heavy rainstorms" up north - when did they happen? I also thought most of the refineries were in So. Cal. But then what do I know of the oil refining process?
The oil in Newsom’s hair could reduce the prices a cent or two.
$3.19 ga in Ohio, it was $1.89 under Trump
We had one bad rainstorm that caused some localized flooding for a day or two during the last week of October. If that was enough to cause a problem in the supply chain, then the chain is about ready to disintegrate completely...
Ewwww...
every year they jerk us around, its the summer blend/the winter blend, blah blah blah.. no turkey this thanksgiving.. blah blah blah
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