Posted on 04/15/2019 10:12:25 AM PDT by lowbridge
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose 1.3 cents Sunday to $4.065 -- its highest amount since July 31, 2015.
The average price has risen 35 consecutive days, increasing 70.6 cents, including 2.7 cents Saturday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 19.9 cents more than one week ago, 69.6 cents higher than one month ago and 46.6 cents greater than one year ago.
The Orange County average price rose 1 cent to $4.032, one day after rising 2.5 cents to surpass the $4-a-gallon mark for the first time since Aug. 2, 2015.
It has risen 27 consecutive days, increasing 71 cents, and is 20.1 cents more than one week ago, 71.5 cents higher than one month ago and 46.3 cents greater than one year ago.
The recent sharp increases are the result of a series of refinery issues that have reduced supply, according to Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager.
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The only people loving it are the tax collectors and gas suppliers, and the ‘refinery problems’ occur with incredible regularity each and every year.
$4.19 in Lake Elsinore area, that’s for regular unleaded. Middle-of-nowhere Nevada a friend was paying abt $2.40.
Some Greek lightning at a couple of refineries and presto, gas goes up over a dollar.
I fled from CA to TX about 9 yrs ago.
God bless you and yours FRiend.
Had to drive a couple of miles this evening to get some at $2.49.
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