Gasoline prices hopped higher in the wake of a Chevron refinery fire in Southern California last week as the energy company seeks to maximize output from the fuel factory’s undamaged units.
In several key markets across the state, including the Bay Area, average prices for regular unleaded gasoline were higher during mid-afternoon Tuesday than before Friday’s Chevron El Segundo fire, according to GasBuddy.
As of mid-afternoon Tuesday, average per-gallon prices for unleaded gasoline were $4.61 in San Jose, $4.67 in Oakland, $4.76 in San Francisco, $4.75 in Los Angeles, and $4.66 in California…