Gas Prices Up 12 Cents in Nevada, 7 Cents in Utah
15 September 1997
Gas Prices Up 12 Cents in Nevada, 7 Cents in UtahSALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 15 -- Retail gas prices in Nevada leaped 12 cents a gallon in one month, while Utah's pump prices climbed 7 cents a gallon, the AAA affiliate of northern California, Nevada and Utah reported today. In Nevada, the average price is $1.44, while Utah's average is $1.33, according to the survey of more than 350 gas stations Nevada, Utah and northern California. Prices at northern California pumps jumped a dime to $1.46. All prices are for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline. The rises reflect attempts by West Coast gasoline producers to turn around a wholesale gas glut felt at the start of summer, which depressed prices, according to Alan Kovski of "The Oil Daily." "They must have overdone it a bit," said Kovski. Gas production on the West Coast was "tightened up," he said, and surplus gasoline was shipped as far away as Florida and Taiwan. The Nevada average is a nickel more than the $1.39 average of one year ago, and 2 cents more than Utah's $1.31 average of one year ago. The northern California average is a penny lower now than this time last year. In Nevada, city averages are: Las Vegas, $1.38; Reno, $1.51. In Utah, city averages are: Salt Lake City, $1.32; Provo, $1.27. The AAA affiliate for northern California, Nevada and Utah serves 3.7 million members with an array of automotive, travel and insurance services. SOURCE California State Automobile Association