RETAIL FUEL PRICE COMPARISON
Regular Gasoline (Avg):
San Diego County, CA: $4.78/gal
California (Statewide): $4.67/gal
U.S. National Average: $3.18/gal
Diesel (Avg):
San Diego County, CA: $5.06/gal
California (Statewide): $5.16/gal
U.S. National Average: $3.69/gal
West Coast Refinery Maintenance and How Prices were Impacted:
Last week, gasoline prices shot up in Washington and Oregon.
Washington saw 20¢ jumps in some counties (some prices over $5/gal),
Oregon about +16¢.
California also went up, but only by 3 to 4¢.
Diesel? Barely moved; rising less than a penny.
Why the spike? Refineries in the Puget Sound region were offline for maintenance, and at the same time the Olympic Pipeline that sends gasoline to Oregon was shut down for repairs.
That squeezed supply hard.
Now for the good part: the pipeline is back online, refineries are kicking back into gear, and Washington & Oregon have switched to winter-blend gasoline, which helps ease production.
Analysts predict gas prices in those areas could drop by 35-65¢/gal over the next few weeks, as supply stabilizes and demand cools off a bit.
Thank you,
Chris
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SOURCES:
AAA Fuel Prices – Daily Fuel Gauge Report (prices as of 9/22/2025): gasprices.aaa.comgasprices.aaa.com
AAA California Average & San Diego metro prices: gasprices.aaa.comgasprices.aaa.com
City News Service (via 10News) – “Average San Diego County gas price at highest amount since May 28” (Sep 2025): 10news.com10news.com
AAA Oregon/Idaho – “Gas Prices Jump in West Coast States due to Refinery, Pipeline Issues” (Sep 2025): info.oregon.aaa.com
Newsweek – “California Dethroned as State With Highest Gas Prices in America” (Sep 15, 2025): newsweek.comnewsweek.com
Star Oilco Fuel Market Report (Portland, OR) – “Fuel Market Report: Sept 7–13, 2025”: staroilco.net
Oregon Public Broadcasting – “Gas prices are high in the Pacific Northwest, but relief could be on the way” (Sept 18, 2025): opb.orgopb.org
Long Haul Trucking (EIA Diesel price data) – “U.S. Diesel Fuel Prices”: https://www.longhaultrucking.com/u-s-diesel-fuel-prices/