Gas Prices Continue To Go Up Near Coronado

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose by a half-cent Thursday to $2.946, the 14th increase in the past 15 days.

The average price is 6 cents more than one week ago, 9.2 cents higher than one month ago and 43.9 cents greater than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

One factor for the rising prices is the annual refinery maintenance season "when refinery units get taken down and supply can tighten quickly if problems are found and maintenance takes longer than expected," Marie Montgomery of the Automobile Club of Southern California told City News Service.

"Another factor this year apparently is that Southern California refineries are supplying more gasoline to Mexico and international gasoline exports overall are increasing among all U.S. refineries," Montgomery said.

By City News Service / Image via Shutterstock