Southern California gas prices moved up by a penny a day or more in most areas during this past week, according to the Auto Club’s Weekend Gas Watch. The average price for self-serve regular gasoline in California is $4.52, which is seven cents higher than a week ago and five cents lower than a year ago today. The average national price is $3.13, which is two cents higher than a week ago.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $4.59 per gallon, which is nine cents more than last week and 11 cents less than last year. In San Diego, the average price is $4.60, which is seven cents more than last week and ten cents lower than this time last year.
On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.56, which is ten cents higher than last week and 13 cents lower than last year. In Riverside, the average per-gallon price is $4.45, which is nine cents higher than last week and 11 cents lower than a year ago. In Bakersfield, the $4.38 average price is five cents higher than last week and 17 cents lower than a year ago today.
“Two Southern California refineries are experiencing planned and unplanned shutdowns, while a major fire over the weekend shut down operations at a Northern California refinery,” said Auto Club spokesperson Doug Shupe. “While the Martinez refinery fire won’t directly impact Southern California supply, local pump prices could rise if it results in a long-term outage.”
The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline. As of 9 a.m. on Feb. 6, averages are:
