Tropical Storm Hilary had nothing to do with rising gas prices in California, an expert told Newsweek.
Gas prices in California have reached the highest since the beginning of the year at $5.26 per gallon last week, as the region braced for the impact of a rare tropical storm, Hilary, which left roads in the southern area ofAs of August 24, the price of gas in the Golden State was still at $5.260 per gallon on average, according to the American Automobile Association —higher than what was reported a week ago at $5.182 and a month ago at $4.891.
Customers pump gas at a Shell station in Austin, Texas, on August 3, 2023. Gas prices in California have reached the highest in the state this year but an expert says it has nothing to do with Tropical Storm Hilary., which made landfall in Mexico's Baja peninsula before moving up towards Southern California, had raised concerns over oil refineries in the state, with experts concerned that any damage or temporary halt to the operations could lead to higher prices.
According to Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at Oil Price Information Service , Hilary had nothing to do with rising gas prices in California. "In fact the refineries in the L.A. area, roughly 1.1 million barrels per day operated during the storm," Cinquegrana toldGas in California is generally more expensive than in other states across the country, partly because of regulations that heavily tax the fuel in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and partly because the gas made in the Golden State, which is cleaner than other blends, is more expensive to produce.
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