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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Wednesday for the 12th consecutive day, increasing 1 cent to $4.107, its highest amount since Nov. 7, 2019.
The average price has increased 8.1 cents over the past 12 days, including six-tenths of a cent Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It is 6 cents more than one week ago, 14.4 cents higher than one month ago and $1.285 greater than one year ago.
The ten least expensive gas stations in Pasadena sold gas ranging from $3.71 to $3.97 on Tuesday, according to travel and navigation app GasBuddy.com
The run of increases “is a fairly typical pattern for Southern California gas prices each spring” as “demand rises while refineries often struggle to keep up due to maintenance issues, fuel ingredient shortfalls or other problems,” said Marie Montgomery, a public relations specialist with the Automobile Club of Southern California.
“When local refineries can’t produce enough fuel, replacement gasoline must come by ship, usually from other countries, because there is no pipeline to get a substitute supply from other states,” Montgomery told City News Service. “Typically most California supply issues are ironed out by May, when gas prices usually reach their highest point.”
The large price increase from one year ago is the result of a significant decrease during the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic, when driving and demand dropped substantially because of stay-at-home orders intended to reduce the spread of the virus.
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