Calif. gas prices jump by up to 20 cents overnight

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Californians woke up to a shock Friday as overnight gasoline prices jumped by as much as 20 cents a gallon in some areas, ending a week of soaring costs that saw some stations close and others charge record prices.

The average price of regular gas across the state was nearly $4.49 a gallon, the highest in the nation, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge report.

In Southern California, the price jumped 20 cents a gallon overnight to $4.53 in Ventura. And in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area prices went up 19 cents to nearly $4.54. And it wasn't any better to the north, as a gallon of regular gas in San Francisco averaged nearly $4.60.

In many areas, prices have jumped 40 cents in a week as refinery problems have created shortages and helped send wholesale prices soaring. Some stations ran out of gas and shut down Thursday rather than pay those costs.

http://www.chron.com/news/article/Calif-gas-prices-jump-by-up-to-20-cents-overnight-3921155.php

$4.639 for regular at the Shell stations in Windsor, California. That is a forty cent jump in less than four days.

Edited October 5, 2012 by The Patriot

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Wow... Gas prices here are like $3.39/gallon

No wonder the Cali-freaks are flocking here...

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Ack. I'm paying $3.89 here.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Oh sh!t. There goes the election.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

We're looking at $3.55 around here. Down from $3.89 a couple months ago. High gas prices rock. Keeps cars off the road. I went to the airport this morning to pick up my brother who's fleeing colder temperatures in Germany for a couple of weeks. Took me 40 minutes in rush hour traffic. Best I ever did when there's no traffic is 35 minutes. Life is good when morning rush hour slows you down only 5 minutes on this 25+ mile drive.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

In my area, it was 4.39 Wednesday, 4.59 Thursday, and 4.79 Today. 5 dollar fuel on monday?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

In my area, it was 4.39 Wednesday, 4.59 Thursday, and 4.79 Today. 5 dollar fuel on monday?

Yeah, you guys get slammed worse than we do. What is worrisome, is some of the stations are refusing to buy fuel at that price, and so, some of the stations are just closing when they run out of fuel.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Yeah, you guys get slammed worse than we do. What is worrisome, is some of the stations are refusing to buy fuel at that price, and so, some of the stations are just closing when they run out of fuel.

seriously though, why are you guys so much higher than? We're talking $1.50+ more in some cases than here.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

seriously though, why are you guys so much higher than? We're talking $1.50+ more in some cases than here.

I live roughly 10 miles from the Chevron Refinery in the East Bay that went up a few months ago. They haven't brought it back online yet. There was a second refinery that had problems elsewhere as well.

Basically we have a localized and temporary fuel shortage that is running up the price.

[lostinblue 1,989]

I live roughly 10 miles from the Chevron Refinery in the East Bay that went up a few months ago. They haven't brought it back online yet. There was a second refinery that had problems elsewhere as well.

Basically we have a localized and temporary fuel shortage that is running up the price.

Blame the EPA for the localized shortage. Trucks roll into your state all the time . How many different types of gas are there thanks to the "EPA . If we wanted to give you a few thousand gallons of fuel it would be against the law.

[JohnR! 5,495]

I live roughly 10 miles from the Chevron Refinery in the East Bay that went up a few months ago. They haven't brought it back online yet. There was a second refinery that had problems elsewhere as well.

Basically we have a localized and temporary fuel shortage that is running up the price.

Added to that the fires in Southern California have also contributed to pipelines being closed thereby disrupting distribution. I guess we are more susceptible to these perfect storms up here.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Cap and trade law in January will fix everything. Help is on the way.

Whatever you do...please do not move to Vermont. Terrible place. Stay in California. Jerry Brown will save you.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Blame the EPA for the localized shortage. Trucks roll into your state all the time . How many different types of gas are there thanks to the "EPA . If we wanted to give you a few thousand gallons of fuel it would be against the law.

Yes, California requires special blends, so when a shortage occurs its not really possible to fill the shortage quickly with other sources.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

You can also add a 24 cent per gallon and an average 8% sales tax. That is about 50 cents right there. That Chevron thing should be causing any disruption - the fire was in the diesel unit, and the price of diesel has actually come down in price. Another refinery had a power failure for a few hours. The refineries will all shut down this month, to do maintenance and convert over to the winter blends. The problem seems to be one of supply, and while the supply is low, the refineries want to make that switch-over early. Blame the EPA, for not doing what they normally do, and allow for the mixing of blends when there is a shortage, and also blame them for not letting the refineries get this yearly fiasco over early.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I saw $4.95 for regular this morning at the Shell at the corner of Bundy and Olympic. Granted it was at a different station (United Oil), but last week regular was $4.03 at the corner of National and Castle Heights.