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California gasoline prices jump 17 cents a gallon overnight
bottomline.nbcnews.com ^ | Braden Reddall, Reuters

Posted on 10/05/2012 12:27:23 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

SAN FRANCISCO -- California gas prices rose 17 cents a gallon overnight due to supply disruptions at some refineries and seasonally low inventories, bringing the one-week increase in the Golden State to nearly 36 cents.

The average retail price of gasoline was $4.486 on Friday morning, up from $4.315 on Thursday and $4.131 a week ago, according to AAA data. The average price was $3.818 a year ago.

The average price is just 12 cents below the highest recorded statewide price of $4.61, which was reached in June of 2008.

"It's insane," said Matt Hurd, 35, who works in real estate. "Especially with this thing," he added, motioning toward his white SUV. "It's going to cost triple digits to fill it up."

In recent weeks, California refineries have dropped production in anticipation of switching over to a "winter blend" of gasoline next month.

At the same time, a power outage at Exxon Mobil Corp's Torrance, California refinery on Monday and a shutdown of the crude distillation unit at Chevron Corp's Richmond, California refinery contributed to the tight supplies.

(Excerpt) Read more at bottomline.nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: bhoenergy; ca2012; energy; gasprices
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Has the Richmond Chevron refinery come back on line?


21 posted on 10/05/2012 12:48:57 PM PDT by stboz
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To: TigerClaws
Maybe if it hits $7 a gallon by November? Doubt it. Californistan is lost. Hard to believe Reagan was governor of that state.

You must keep in mind that California was a conservative state until the 1980s when a huge influx of Easterners started pouring in here bringing their Liberal c#*p with them. Just like what is happening in Colorado right now. It isn't us native Californians that have brought this on ourselves.

22 posted on 10/05/2012 12:59:47 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

California Gas Prices Force Some Station Owners to Shut Pumps
http://gma.yahoo.com/california-gas-prices-force-station-owners-shut-pumps-064022563—abc-news-topstories.html
(video at link.)

“A gallon of regular gas was $5.69 Thursday in Calabasas, while a gallon of super costs $5.89 with cash and $5.99 with credit. Such prices are causing pain at the pump for many drivers who might see an 11-cent increase by later this morning, which means some could be paying more than $6 a gallon.”


23 posted on 10/05/2012 1:02:42 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Californians will scream and shout about $6/gal. gas but will they demand more pipelines and refinery capacity? In a word...No.

Evidently the pain isn’t great enough yet to produce a change in attitude.


24 posted on 10/05/2012 1:04:34 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: goldstategop
The Californian liberal sheeple will still vote enmasse for the One

Obambi bumper stickers on all the SUVs I see at the gas station in Los Gatos

Wonder if they're all insane

25 posted on 10/05/2012 1:05:33 PM PDT by Regulator
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Liberals guiding the rudder of the ship. It’s time for a new captain. BTW I filled up Wednesday at 3.43 in nowhere South Carolina. Still to damn high IMHO.


26 posted on 10/05/2012 1:05:52 PM PDT by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?)
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To: Inyo-Mono

What motivated the influx of Easterners to CA?


27 posted on 10/05/2012 1:06:59 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The land of fruits and nuts; I don't think they'll make the connection between 0 and the cost of gas.

(No offense to those intelligent Californians out there.)

28 posted on 10/05/2012 1:14:53 PM PDT by the anti-liberal
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

just listening to a guy from gasbuddy on KFI and he indicated we could have a gas shortage by next weekend unless the state allows inport of gas from other states.... ummm 5.00-6.00 here we come


29 posted on 10/05/2012 1:21:09 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
For Socal....no snow in the winter ...
30 posted on 10/05/2012 1:23:25 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
About $3.35/gallon here for regular, I pay $3.85 for diesel

Damn 2nd where the heck do you live?

I'm paying 3.78. (Southern NJ)

31 posted on 10/05/2012 1:27:05 PM PDT by mware (By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West)
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To: stboz
Listening to a gentleman from GasBuddy being interviewed on KFI ,....didn't sound like it.

So all of the refinery have problems or in the process of switching over to the Winter blend of Gasoline required by the State,....

A pipeline is shut down because of some unapproved chlorine or whatever in the mix of product in the pipeline....

State regulations will not allow for much of the Gasoline available in other States ....like Nevada to be transported in because of California having higher standards that the US EPA.

He thought High Gas prices are going to be with us for awhile....

32 posted on 10/05/2012 1:34:49 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: markman46

Time to resurrect the pre-Obama gas price post-it reminders and stick them on every gas pump paypoint.


33 posted on 10/05/2012 1:42:50 PM PDT by glennaro
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Gas prices in Oregon jumped 6 to 10 cents overnight.


34 posted on 10/05/2012 1:58:15 PM PDT by aimhigh
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I assume those “economically challenged” by the “new normal” can just leave their hooptey in the driveway and ride the “high speed rail”.


35 posted on 10/05/2012 2:03:41 PM PDT by nascarnation (Defeat Baraq 2012. Deport Baraq 2013)
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To: mware

I’m paying 3.78. (Southern NJ)


Does NJ still prohibit the customer from pumping the gasoline? I thought that I read sometime back there maybe a change in the works..


36 posted on 10/05/2012 2:06:59 PM PDT by deport
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To: nascarnation
Timing and coordination is a problem there....Nothing is being built as yet.

Moonbeam talks BIG however.

he is also going with driverless cars.

37 posted on 10/05/2012 2:08:50 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: count-your-change; NormsRevenge
One is talking the Rush....FR thread:

A Ticked-Off California Car Owner

38 posted on 10/05/2012 2:19:52 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Imagine if Obama was having the EPA interrupt production at refineries in ‘safe’ states so excess oil went to refineries in ‘battleground’ states to keep their gas prices down...

Can’t help thinking about it, got my tinfoil around here somewhere.


39 posted on 10/05/2012 2:22:24 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
What motivated the influx of Easterners to CA?

The temperate coastal cities, no snow, sunny almost year round, Hollywood, Disneyland, etc. Few Libs here in Northeast Calif where I live; heavy snow and rednecks (like me) with guns.

40 posted on 10/05/2012 2:30:29 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
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