Auto Club: Gas Prices Pause, but Production Problems Loom.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- In a volatile week for gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by , prices set new record highs, then dipped, but still ended up slightly higher than last week. Now, production problems are occurring following interruptions at two major refineries in the Bay Area, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Automobile Club of Southern California's Weekend Gas Watch. The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area is $2.794, which is two-tenths of a cent higher than last week, 23 cents higher than last month and 75 cents higher than last year. In San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , the price is $2.819 - four-tenths of a cent above last week's price, 21 cents above last month and 73 cents above last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $2.886, up 1.5 cents from last week, 22 cents higher than last month and 64 cents higher than last year. In the Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. , the average price is $2.786, up 1 cent from last week, 23 cents above last month and 71 cents higher than last year. "Shell and Tesoro refineries in Martinez, California Martinez is the county seat of Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 35,866 at the 2000 census. The downtown is notable for its large number of preserved old buildings. experienced major problems this week and production is expected to be interrupted for several more days, at least," Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp said. "When combined with concerns about hurricanes affecting Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east oil production, motorists could experience new record-high prices for gasoline as early as next week if supply to our region is reduced." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., Aug. 26:
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $2.794 +0.2 cents $2.805 (8/21/2005)
Orange County $2.774 -0.5 cents $2.786 (8/22/2005)
San Diego $2.819 +0.4 cents $2.826 (8/21/2005)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
Lompoc $2.886 +1.5 cents $2.894 (8/24/2005)
Riverside-San Bernardino $2.786 +1.0 cents $2.793 (8/22/2005)
Bakersfield $2.805 +2.7 cents $2.805 (8/25/2005)
Las Vegas $2.663 +2.6 cents $2.672 (8/22/2005)
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