Come springtime, prices usually start rising as California refineries switch from winter-blend gasoline to a pricier blend of summer fuel, which takes longer to make and requires more expensive additives to meet environmental standards.
<Problems created by CA itself>
But problems at a few refineries in the Golden State
undergoing routine spring maintenance have squeezed inventory and boosted prices, analysts said.
<Maintenance is required. Otherwise Dave complains that they do not maintain in order to cause a crisis. :thumbsdown:>And only a handful of refineries outside the state are capable of making the ultra-clean type of gasoline
mandated in California.
<Again, a problem created by CA itself>
"A couple of refinery issues have started to flare up, which is fairly normal this time of the year,"
<Purpose of maintenance is to find, fix and/or prevent problem. Otherwise no need for maintenance; again Dave complains that they do not maintain in order to cause a crisis.>said Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.com, a fuel price tracking website.
However, the refinery snags have been extensive enough to temporarily reduce gas inventories in the state 17% compared with this time last year, DeHaan said.
Aside from production issues,
bad weather has also played a role in pushing up costs at the pump.
<Dave's gas thugs are able to control the weather also? 
>
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