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Gasoline prices on the rise — again

dailybreeze -- Southland gasoline prices posted their first weekly double-digit spike of the year Thursday as they edged closer to $4 per gallon.

One industry analyst figures we'll be there by Valentine's Day, although some stations already have hit that level.

Jeffrey Spring of the Automobile Club of Southern California attributed the climbing prices to the usual culprits - high oil prices, Middle East tensions, local refinery incidents and refineries being brought down for maintenance as they prepare to produce their summer blend of gas.

Rob Schlichting, a spokesman for the California Energy Commission, refined that even more.

"An increase in the cost of crude oil from the Alaskan North Slope accounted for 7.5 cents of that 10 cent increase," he said.

California gets 12 percent of

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Wsamson7121 Champion Author San Jose Posts:5,943 Points:2,011,145 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 10:12:26 PM Ignore Wsamson7121 Report Abuse Definitely not a surprise. The article points out the worst, when there is either a fire or maintenance. Here in Northern California, there is no inexpensive alternatives if local refinery production is down. Just like in the Southland.
rcornel All-Star Author San Diego Posts:716 Points:226,460 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 8:26:49 PM Ignore rcornel Report Abuse Not surprise.
WalkingWV Champion Author West Virginia Posts:3,701 Points:778,845 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:51:09 PM Ignore WalkingWV Report Abuse $3.65, over 50 cent hike in one week, 30 cents in one day!
Toonces2013 Sophomore Author Illinois Posts:234 Points:12,450 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:07:39 PM Ignore Toonces2013 Report Abuse "high oil prices, Middle East tensions, local refinery incidents and refineries being brought down for maintenance" Usual culprits? More like the "usual lame excuses".
BigTruc All-Star Author Memphis Posts:952 Points:779,465 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 2:35:01 PM Ignore BigTruc Report Abuse Don't like that news.
schatzila Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,939 Points:1,014,670 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 11:18:07 AM Ignore schatzila Report Abuse what a surprise.
wamster Champion Author Houston Posts:4,243 Points:693,855 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 9:43:28 AM Ignore wamster Report Abuse Fuel prices are up 20 cents a gallon in Houston. So much for the purported news articles of our glut of oil, and prices would go down.
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,443 Points:837,860 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 8:39:46 AM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse As if I couldn't have driven by the gas station this morning and noticed that.
DesertRat2011 Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,607 Points:483,855 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 8:33:05 AM Ignore DesertRat2011 Report Abuse So what's new ?
EnviroChemist All-Star Author Oklahoma Posts:719 Points:208,885 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 7:49:02 AM Ignore EnviroChemist Report Abuse Up twenty cents in two days here.
7SPEEDY7 Champion Author Flint Posts:1,281 Points:604,475 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 7:34:05 AM Ignore 7SPEEDY7 Report Abuse GREED
dabayer Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,748 Points:623,080 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 7:00:27 AM Ignore dabayer Report Abuse The speculators, traders, and investors need $$$ to pay their Christmas credit card bills.
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,435 Points:1,135,385 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 6:56:40 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse It figures, what else can go right? Right?
BurntOrange Champion Author Austin Posts:8,717 Points:1,581,065 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 6:43:51 AM Ignore BurntOrange Report Abuse Yup, up about a dime/gallon in the Austin area this week.
dave27johnson Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,787 Points:407,450 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 6:24:30 AM Ignore dave27johnson Report Abuse Up sharply....
Evilmaddog Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,317 Points:956,575 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 6:16:33 AM Ignore Evilmaddog Report Abuse gas stations, speculators, refineries,pig oil are not our friends
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,371 Points:757,845 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 6:08:44 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse And diesel remains high, it never dropped.
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,106 Points:870,055 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 6:04:58 AM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse No surprise.
STTUSVI Champion Author Durham Posts:2,566 Points:737,040 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 6:00:35 AM Ignore STTUSVI Report Abuse Up, down, up, down.. supply/demand? nah.. speculation.
lcleveland Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,656 Points:650,075 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:59:34 AM Ignore lcleveland Report Abuse always going up....up .10 cents last nite
sljbc475 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,210 Points:870,425 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:58:45 AM Ignore sljbc475 Report Abuse Expect more of the same until we reach the summer blend gasoline. [Edited by: sljbc475 at 2/1/2013 7:59:12 AM EST]
Rockyguitar Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,557 Points:1,201,595 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:56:03 AM Ignore Rockyguitar Report Abuse And they economy is doing just fine (abc / cbs / nbc / cnn).
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,073 Points:1,010,430 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:44:55 AM Ignore ClarkSC Report Abuse Again, again and again.
CityCouponer All-Star Author New Orleans Posts:928 Points:200,155 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:42:54 AM Ignore CityCouponer Report Abuse So, what else is new?
SSwathwood All-Star Author Denver Posts:549 Points:775,870 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:33:47 AM Ignore SSwathwood Report Abuse No kidding.
58salty Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:6,605 Points:628,915 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:29:19 AM Ignore 58salty Report Abuse As long as Obama is around there is no stopping it. He's going to destroy us.
el_fr Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,332 Points:743,725 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:25:21 AM Ignore el_fr Report Abuse Anyone surprised?
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,857 Points:1,627,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:23:01 AM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse Gas went up 12 cents/L in Calgary yesterday even though oil price actually went down.
dr047 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,586 Points:516,470 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 5:01:25 AM Ignore dr047 Report Abuse So much for all the projections.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,518 Points:387,695 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:50:46 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse No kidding -- hadn't noticed!
MImusicman Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,868 Points:406,700 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:39:20 AM Ignore MImusicman Report Abuse Yep it hurts
werich44 Champion Author California Posts:1,852 Points:467,230 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:33:23 AM Ignore werich44 Report Abuse As usual Taxifornia is right up there at the top for gas prices.
csnvcas All-Star Author Illinois Posts:697 Points:166,940 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:26:12 AM Ignore csnvcas Report Abuse No surprise here
bills299 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:3,361 Points:903,515 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:26:00 AM Ignore bills299 Report Abuse Any excuse will do!!
Nancy&Len Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,048 Points:1,944,840 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:19:14 AM Ignore Nancy&Len Report Abuse Just the beginning folks.
epf Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,329 Points:1,890,380 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:09:22 AM Ignore epf Report Abuse Jumped another $.25 here yesterday.
daytonabiker All-Star Author Florida Posts:908 Points:200,845 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:02:16 AM Ignore daytonabiker Report Abuse old news
millerin Champion Author Orlando Posts:2,300 Points:480,165 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 4:00:37 AM Ignore millerin Report Abuse it's jumping
TheGoatWhisperer Veteran Author Ohio Posts:482 Points:217,060 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:58:54 AM Ignore TheGoatWhisperer Report Abuse Government might try printing even more money, that always seems to work. NOT! Throw them all out!
yardslave Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,549 Points:595,830 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:51:46 AM Ignore yardslave Report Abuse I smell a speculator
Yooperheart Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,410 Points:526,050 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:39:18 AM Ignore Yooperheart Report Abuse Hey, I can speculate too! Fuel prices will drop to '06 prices before the spring switch over.
SUPERSTEVIEO Champion Author Quebec Posts:3,523 Points:787,115 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:30:31 AM Ignore SUPERSTEVIEO Report Abuse why wold maintenance and switch over to summer gas cause an increase... will we see a shortage? NO! do they have stock to bridge the shut down period? YE! so what is this hype that the shutdown causes a spike in prices?
hokieburgh Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,107 Points:463,425 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:19:37 AM Ignore hokieburgh Report Abuse yes .... they are rising in SW VA.
EvergreenON All-Star Author Ontario Posts:933 Points:481,740 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:17:15 AM Ignore EvergreenON Report Abuse Gas price never got lower then it should and it will now increase without reason.
bisonjim Champion Author Florida Posts:1,050 Points:205,255 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:09:34 AM Ignore bisonjim Report Abuse Not surprised
Luckylindy Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:4,509 Points:1,126,095 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:05:24 AM Ignore Luckylindy Report Abuse But I thought that we were supposed to have stable prices until the summer? Ha Ha Ha Ha
pscamp Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,270 Points:473,910 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 3:05:17 AM Ignore pscamp Report Abuse Sigh...
farmboyTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,253 Points:447,380 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 2:47:49 AM Ignore farmboyTN Report Abuse It has jumped 10-19 cents here in a day.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,147 Points:2,369,420 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 1:36:20 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse and this surprises who ?
scu227 Champion Author New Haven Posts:4,146 Points:770,905 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 1, 2013 1:25:28 AM Ignore scu227 Report Abuse Up 19 cents/gal. here with supplies still on the increase and demand still declining. This is sure to make sure our economy continues to deteriorate. THANKS SPECULATORS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!