Around the Valley, there are reports of several gas stations running out of fuel entirely. Those that have fuel are charging more than they did a month ago.
“They went down for a bit, but now they’re just going up and going up. They’ve just been staying at the same price,” Adrian said.
Even those visiting Arizona are experiencing sticker shock.
“We’re from Wisconsin. We’re here for spring break. We’re about a dollar more than we were back from Wisconsin. It’s kind of one of those tough realities,” another driver named Andrew said.
AAA says the shortages seem to be isolated incidents, and they haven’t gotten reports of any overarching problems in the state, but there is an explanation for the high prices at the pump.
“Demand for gas across the country has picked up a lot,” says Julian Paredes, AAA spokesperson. “Some states have already started switching to the more expensive summer blend, and supply across the entire region has been affected by severe weather, especially in California.”
Arizona gets fuel from Texas and California, and the strain on supply, is the culmination of quite a few factors.
“Particularly in California, March is really also the time when some refineries shut down for maintenance,” Paredes explained. “Plus a lot of storms are affecting transportation and that’s leading to a big rise in the cost.”
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13 Comments
But FJB says we're producing more gas than ever before! He wouldn't lie, right?😂
At this point it's time to declare war on the government because they certainly declare war on us for some time now
No gas? Make it make sense
Joe Biden will say the opposite. Everything is great! C'mon man!
Really you gotta ask what's going you cant be that blind but then your a news outlet looking the other way of joe biden f.cking our country by giving china our oil reserves and billions to Ukraine wake the f up
Bitcoin trading right now will be at every wise individuals list . In few months you'll be ecstatic with the decision you made today
Keep voting blue u got what u orderd
We never had any problems with Trump
now its the fuel. then it'll be food. after that its CHAOS
😂😂
Crazy.. 5 months later and still refinery issues and maintenance.. common now.. how long do you expect us to buy this bullshit you're trying to feed us?
They always have a good excuse for why your gas prices are going up. I got tired of the excuses so bought a Tesla.
They're just repeating what the oil companies tell them.
Every year it's some lame excuse. Face it, we're slaves, and they know it.