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SALINAS, Calif.- Drivers are seeing massive jumps at the pump as gas prices leap over $4 per gallon in most parts of the state, mostly due to the impact of the Chevron refinery fire that started last week in the Bay Area.
But experts say it's also due to positive economic news in the U.S.
According to the latest report from AAA Northern California, which tracks gas prices, every area in Northern California saw a double-digit jump in its average price over the past month of at least 28 cents.
California's average for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline is $4.10, up 40 cents
since last month.
"The recent fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond has created a short-term spike in gas prices across many parts of the Pacific Northwest and Nevada," said AAA Northern California spokesperson Cynthia Harris in a news release Tuesday. "It still remains to be seen how long the impact of the fire will be felt. Meanwhile, across the United States, positive economic news has been putting upward pressure on oil prices."
