Auto Club: London Bombings and Hurricane Dennis Are Primary Factors for Gasoline Prices.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. -- Terrorist bombings in London and the movement of Hurricane Dennis This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. For other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Dennis (disambiguation). Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. through the Caribbean are twin factors putting additional upward pressure on oil and 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, the results of which may be seen in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, as soon as next week, 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 $2.491, which is 2.6 cents higher than last week, 11 cents higher than last month and 25 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 $2.534 -- 2.6 cents above last week, 15 cents above last month and 30 cents above last year. On the Central Coast, the average price is $2.602, up 4.7 cents from last week, 10 cents higher than last month and 21 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 $2.480, up 2.6 cents from last week, 12 cents above last month and 23 cents higher than last year. "Our local conditions point to higher gas prices, but beyond next week, it's impossible to say what will happen," said Auto Club spokeswoman Carol Thorp. "The situation in Europe is uncertain. There is concern that terrorist attacks in London could send crude oil prices higher. However, some analysts warn of wholesale cancellation of vacations to England, leading to lower demand for fuel and falling prices. Against this backdrop, Hurricane Dennis continues moving northwest, threatening the oil refining areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast." The Weekend Gas Watch monitors the average price of gasoline as of 12:01 a.m., July 8:
Area Regular Change from Record Price
last week
Los Angeles-Long Beach $2.491 +2.6 cents $2.625 (4/13/2005)
Orange County $2.471 +1.9 cents $2.605 (4/21/2005)
San Diego $2.534 +2.6 cents $2.626 (4/12/2005)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-
Lompoc $2.602 +4.7 cents $2.730 (4/29/2005)
Riverside-San Bernardino $2.480 +2.6 cents $2.649 (4/13/2005)
Bakersfield $2.521 +3.8 cents $2.682 (4/22/2005)
Las Vegas $2.413 +4.1 cents $2.534 (4/14/2005)
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