Pain At The Pump As Gas Prices Rise Across Southland

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — Gas prices across the Southland are on the rise, and you'll feel it when you fill up according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. The rising prices are the result of disruption to "the entire supply chain" caused by Hurricane Harvey even though "California's gasoline and oil supplies do not come from the Gulf Coast," said Jeffrey Spring, the Automobile Club of Southern California's corporate communications manager.

On Wednesday, the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose to its highest amount since Sept. 22, 2015, increasing 1.1 cents to $3.177.

That's after 12 consecutive days of higher gas prices, and now the average price has increased 16.3 cents, including seven-tenths of a cent on Tuesday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. A gallon of gasoline is 12.9 cents more than one week ago, 19.5 cents higher than one month ago and 44.8 cents greater than one year ago.

In Orange County, the average price rose to its highest amount since Sept. 20, 2015, increasing seven-tenths of a cent to $3.153. It has risen 13 of the past 14 days, increasing 16.7 cents, including six-tenths of a cent on Tuesday.

The Orange County average price is 13.7 cents more than one week ago, 20.4 cents higher than one month ago and 44.2 cents greater than one year ago.

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