Gas prices in San Diego County reached their highest level since October 28th, driven by refinery shutdowns and a fire at a Northern California refinery. While the national average also saw a slight increase, San Diego prices are significantly higher than the national average.
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Friday to its highest amount since October 28, increasing 1.5 cents to $4.624, marking the 10th increase in 11 days. The average price has climbed 10 cents in the past 11 days, including 1.7 cents Thursday, according to figures from AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It rose for six consecutive days, dipped one-tenth of a cent on Monday, and resumed its upward trajectory on Tuesday.
The average price is 8.6 cents more than one week ago and 10.8 cents higher than one month ago, but it remains 9.8 cents less than one year ago. Since peaking at a record $6.435 on October 5, 2022, the price has dropped $1.811. '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 Doug Shupe, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager. '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 national average price rose three-tenths of a cent to $3.141, marking the fourth consecutive increase following a nine-day streak of decreases totaling 3.7 cents. The national average has increased 4.3 cents over the past four days and is 3.1 cents more than one week ago and 7.3 cents higher than one month ago, but it remains seven-tenths of a cent less than a year ago.
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