West Coast Spike In Gas Prices Tied To Refineries

[JDPriestly]

1. Refineries do maintenance on a regular basis and I've noticed it tends to be

early summer (it's early summer here in LA) or when seasons change. That's just what refineries have to do.

My friends who drive Prius cars (I can't afford one) are rejoicing in their low mileage. I have a friend who got 50 miles per gallon on the open road last weekend. There are other cars similar to the Prius that also lower gas costs tremendously. It's the rest of us who pay through the nose.

But there is nothing unusual about maintenance at refineries. The timing may be suspicious, but the maintenance is done every so often.