Southern California Gas Price Average Increases Three Cents Per Gallon
17 March 1999
Southern California Gas Price Average Increases Three Cents Per Gallon
LOS ANGELES--Feb. 16, 1999--The average price of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline in Southern California rose to $1.192 from $1.168 in February, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report.This compares with a state average of $1.215, up from $1.16 and a national average of 97 cents per gallon, which is up one cent compared with last month.
California gas prices climbed more than the national average due to the shutdown of the Tosco refinery in Contra Costa County and the delayed restart of another refinery in Benicia. This caused enough pressure in West Coast supplies to send prices climbing. Nationally, prices have been inching upward due to increasing oil prices during the past month in anticipation of higher spring and summer demand. Gas prices may be further affected after April 1 if members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agree to cut production by 2 million barrels a day.
Southern California gas prices tend to be higher than the national average due to higher cost of refining the cleaner burning fuel required in the state and a robust economy.
In Southern California, the averages for the four major grades of gasoline are the following:
UNL MID PRE DSL
Imperial County
El Centro 1.2455 1.3630 1.4382 1.1661
Kern County
Bakersfield 1.1089 1.2200 1.3084 1.2176
Ridgecrest 1.2070 1.3272 1.3740 1.1548
Los Angeles County
Alhambra 1.1404 1.2651 1.3382
Arcadia 1.1793 1.3008 1.3883
Burbank 1.1713 1.2989 1.3825 1.3283
Culver City 1.2108 1.3621 1.3811 1.3837
Glendale 1.1617 1.3361 1.3701 1.4428
Glendora 1.1982 n/a n/a
Inglewood 1.1932 1.3256 1.3943 1.2319
Lancaster 1.1892 1.3353 1.3606 1.2706
Long Beach 1.1702 1.3098 1.3560
Los Angeles 1.1763 1.3283 1.3608 1.3487
Manhattan Beach 1.2267 1.3686 1.4252 1.3240
Montebello 1.1679 1.2954 1.3646 1.2498
Santa Clarita 1.2695 n/a n/a 1.2235
Santa Monica 1.2564 n/a n/a 1.3773
Van Nuys 1.1324 n/a n/a 1.3638
Whittier 1.1418 1.2796 1.3169 1.2910
Woodland Hills 1.2358 n/a n/a 1.3517
Orange County
Anaheim 1.1377 1.2744 1.3310 1.2901
Fullerton 1.1225 1.2495 1.2910 1.2084
Huntington Beach 1.1286 1.2473 1.3147 1.2661
La Habra 1.0863 1.2073 1.2512 1.2513
San Clemente 1.2308 1.4457 1.4772 1.4576
Newport Beach 1.2155 1.3890 1.4019 1.4257
Tustin 1.1775 1.3294 1.3526 1.3037
Laguna Hills 1.1992 n/a n/a 1.1990
Riverside County
Riverside 1.1687 1.3127 1.3283 1.2862
Palm Springs 1.2020 1.3460 1.3790 1.1490
Hemet 1.1889 1.3258 1.3496
Blythe 1.2648 1.3820 1.4740 1.3119
San Diego County
Chula Vista 1.2479 n/a n/a 1.3605
Del Mar 1.1945 1.3190 1.4226 1.3157
Escondido 1.1763 1.3035 1.3787 1.3145
Oceanside 1.1572 1.2690 1.3690 1.3710
San Diego 1.1972 1.3563 1.3849 1.3013
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino 1.1948 n/a n/a 1.4623
Redlands 1.2243 n/a n/a 1.2465
Victorville 1.2114 1.3775 1.3985 1.1868
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc 1.1748 1.3790 1.4990 n/a
Santa Barbara 1.3101 1.4680 1.5134 1.4333
Santa Maria 1.2255 1.3640 1.4094 1.2995
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo 1.2152 n/a n/a
Tulare County
Visalia 1.1164 n/a n/a 1.1290
Porterville 1.1609 1.2107 1.2467 1.1257
Inyo County
Bishop 1.2593 n/a n/a 1.1981
Ventura County
Ventura 1.2335 1.3951 1.4206 1.4220
So. Cal. Average 1.1918 1.3277 1.3774 1.2954
The Auto Club's Fuel Gauge Report is based on data gathered from monitoring fuel transactions at 2,800 Southern California gas stations. The data is provided by Oil Price Information Service -- the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information.
The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest affiliate of AAA, has been serving members since 1900. Today, Auto Club members benefit by the organization's emergency road service, financial products, travel agency and trip planning services, highway and transportation safety programs, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs and legislative advocacy. Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club's Web site at www.aaa-calif.com.
