Refinery Fixes Pump Out Higher Gas Prices

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County today rose for the eighth time in nine days, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $3.87.

The average price is seven cents more than one week ago and 72.3 cents above what it was this time last year, but 8.2 cents less than one month ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

The average price has increased 7.2 cents over the past nine days, including 1 cent on Sunday. The average price decreased 26 times in 27 days before the increases began Oct. 9, falling 17.7 cents over that span.

Oil analysts have cited maintenance at refineries, which has reduced the supply of gasoline, and an increase of costly imported oil, as reasons for the rising prices.

-City News Service