SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Throughout California, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 8 cents overnight to $4.32, and rose 18 cents during the past week, according to the AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge.
Analysts said it was poised to quickly soar past $4.37 a gallon — the high so far this year — after refinery outages and pipeline problems left the state short on supplies.
The highest average price ever for regular gasoline in the state was $4.61 in 2008.
Elsewhere, the national average for gas is $3.78 a gallon, the highest ever for this time of year. But in California, gasoline inventories are the lowest in more than 10 years — a situation made worse by the state’s strict pollution limits that require a special blend of cleaner-burning gasoline.
Analysts say at least five stations have crossed the $5 a gallon mark, including $5.29 in Burbank and $5.11 in Norwalk.
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