Southern California Gas Prices Move Upward, Again
22 July 1999
Southern California Gas Prices Move Upward, Again
LOS ANGELES--July 20, 1999--The average price of a gallon of regular self-serve unleaded gasoline in Southern California edged upward 3.6 cents during the past month, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California Fuel Gauge Report.The July average price is $1.393 which compares with $1.357 on June 22.
The Southern California average price compares with a July state average of $1.43 per gallon. The July national average is $1.17 per gallon -- up 3.2 cents compared with June.
Travelers to northern California can expect to pay an average of $1.59 for regular, up nearly 15 cents from last month. San Francisco is higher at an average $1.69 per gallon for regular.
Refinery woes on the West Coast continue to plague supply, according to oil industry analysts. State officials have allowed Chevron to produce regular, non-cleaner burning gasoline rather than risk gasoline shortages.
Chevron continues to experience equipment problems at its key refinery in Richmond, where production had been reduced to less than a third of its normal 240,000 barrel a day average.
Nationally, U.S. demand for gasoline continues to increase while crude oil prices have reached a 19-month high due to limited production by OPEC countries. These two factors have also contributed to an increase at the pump.
OPEC nations say they won't consider any increase in production until March 2000. If OPEC countries hold to that decision, oil industry analysts expect prices to continue to rise.
In Southern California, the averages for regular and premium grades of gasoline are listed below:
UNL PRE
Imperial County
El Centro 1.5527 1.7165
Kern County
Bakersfield 1.4293 1.6044
Ridgecrest 1.5543 n/a
Los Angeles County
Alhambra 1.3203 1.5070
Arcadia 1.3543 1.5350
Burbank 1.3265 1.5021
Culver City 1.3955 1.5523
Glendale 1.3233 1.5104
Glendora 1.3528 1.4961
Inglewood 1.3750 1.5347
Lancaster 1.3630 1.4970
Long Beach 1.3114 1.4902
Los Angeles 1.3565 1.5174
Manhattan Beach 1.3905 1.5790
Montebello 1.3569 1.5440
Santa Clarita 1.4367 1.6247
Santa Monica 1.4414 1.5890
Van Nuys 1.2984 1.4552
Whittier 1.2733 1.4368
Woodland Hills 1.3467 1.5384
Orange County
Anaheim 1.2841 1.4421
Fullerton 1.2900 1.4525
Huntington Beach 1.2522 1.4090
La Habra 1.2365 1.4378
San Clemente 1.4023 1.6570
Newport Beach 1.3765 1.5665
Tustin 1.3261 1.4832
Laguna Hills 1.3599 1.4628
Riverside County
Riverside 1.3331 1.4878
Palm Springs 1.4024 1.5434
Hemet 1.3644 1.5790
Blythe 1.5301 1.7323
San Diego County
Chula Vista 1.3972 1.5840
Del Mar 1.3958 1.5965
Escondido 1.3254 1.5247
Oceanside 1.3519 1.5383
San Diego 1.3872 1.5543
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino 1.3935 1.5282
Redlands 1.4267 1.5490
Victorville 1.3836 1.5715
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc 1.5370 n/a
Santa Barbara 1.5086 1.6777
Santa Maria 1.5133 1.6123
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo 1.4828 1.6440
Tulare County
Visalia 1.5069 1.7119
Porterville 1.5132 1.5890
Inyo County
Bishop 1.5981 1.6990
Ventura County
Ventura 1.4545 1.6265
So. Calif. Avg. 1.3936 1.5541
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.
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