Gas Prices Go Up In California | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Charlotte Pence Bond.

    California gas prices are going up, while legislators recently took action to make it more difficult to drill for oil and gas in the Golden State.

    The national average prices of gas, as of September 26, was $3.73 across the country, according to AAA. In California, it was at $5.80, the steepest in the entire nation.

    In southern California, the numbers are rough. Residents of the Los Angeles-Long Beach region are experiencing $5.84 gas prices, according to KTLA. The outlet pointed out that the number is up 41 cents from a week prior, up 55 cents from a month ago, and almost $1.50 more than a year ago.

    In Los Angeles County, the average cost of regular gas went up 4.1 cents on Monday, in its 24th time rising in a row, according to ABC-7.

    In Orange County, a gallon of regular gas was $5.83 as of September 26, which was 44 cents up from a week ago, 63 cents up from a month ago and almost $1.50 up from last year.

    In Riverside and San Bernardino areas, gas is around $5.70 per gallon, which is a slightly lower number, but not much better for those struggling under the difficulties of inflation and the U.S. economy.

    KTLA noted that environmental policies that push costs over a dollar per gallon are one reason why California regularly sees high costs. The state also has the second steapest gas tax in the country.

    Another reason for the spike is reportedly due to the availability of oil as supplies on the west coast are at the lowest amount they've been in around ten years, according to the US Energy Information Administration, per CBS News.

    "Oil Price Information Service reports that several local refineries are undergoing unplanned maintenance as fuel inventories are at their lowest levels in a decade, which caused Los Angeles wholesale gas prices to rise sharply this week," Doug Shupe, corporate communications and programs manager of the Automobile Club of Southern California, said.

    "Until the issues with the refineries get resolved, and these refineries are fully operational again, we are going to have very volatile gas pump prices," Shupe noted.

    Experts reportedly say that prices likely won't go down until November when the state's winter mix of fuel become obtainable for drivers.

    The price of gas across the country also went up for the sixth day in a row.

    The inventories of crude oil in the country went up 1.1 million barrels for the week ending in September 16, which was lower than the anticipated increase of 2.2 million barrels, per the EIA report.

    California has taken steps to make it more difficult to create new oil and gas wells, with legislators deciding that the new wells must be established at least 3,200 feet back from certain community areas. In the past, gas and oil businesses have spoken out against such legislation, noting that such regulations would harm energy production and spike the prices of fuel.
Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published)
Enter Your Comment ( no code or urls allowed, text only please )




‘Political Violence’: Volunteers For Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott’s Campaign Chased, Car Attacked Daily Wire, Guest Editorial, Editorials, Op-Ed & Politics New Midterm Poll Spells Bad News For Democrats On The Economy


HbAD0

Latest Op-Ed & Politics

After suffering a record-tying 28th straight loss, basketball fans across the country and the other 29 NBA teams voted unanimously to demote the Detroit Pistons to the WNBA.
David Draiman, the lead singer of the heavy metal band Disturbed, paused in the middle of a concert to give an impassioned speech about Israel, saying of Hamas’ claims that they were “freedom fighters,” “Freedom fighters, my f***ing a**.”
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments recently in a lawsuit brought by The Society for the Historical Preservation of the 26th North Carolina Troops against the City of Asheville over the removal of a monument
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has secured a spot on the ballots in Arizona and Georgia, according to the political action committee backing his White House bid.
Like many other states, the North Carolina has received a lot of money from the federal government to address the impacts of the corona virus pandemic.
A local wife began training to join her regional women's hockey team when she discovered the grand prize for winners of the National Hockey League is a Stanley Cup.
it is time to prosecture them for election interference

HbAD1

A Chinese national was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the bust of a massive marijuana operation in rural south Georgia last week.
Felon voting advocates argue in a new court filing that North Carolina's new election law should have no impact on their federal lawsuit.
That is one that was stopped how many weren't stopped
The game show “Jeopardy!,” in which gives contestants must give answers in the form of a question, embraced the woke agenda by including so-called “neo-pronouns” as an answer.
City employing all-of-government effort aimed at finding work for illegal immigrants, emails indicate
Embattled former New York Congressman George Santos has landed on his feet following his ouster from the U.S. House of Representatives, with the announcement that he has been hired as a fact-checker at The New York Times.
Former President Donald Trump won Michigan’s Republican Party presidential primary on Tuesday night, beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley by more than 30 points.

HbAD2

 
Back to Top