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Cheapest Fuel Is 13 Cents Higher Than Last Week

As prices reach 2008 levels, the hikes at even our local low-cost stations are higher than average in the Long Beach-L.A. area.

Fuel prices in the Long Beach-Los Angeles area are at their highest since 2008 as political pressure intensifies in oil-rich Libya and other Mideast countries. The cheapest gas that we're seeing at stations in the vicinity of Belmont Shore and Naples is from 13 to 20 cents higher than last week. That's a steeper increase than the rest of the region is seeing on average.

The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Long Beach-Los Angeles region is $3.604 per gallon, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. It puts that at 10.2 cents more than a week ago, 25 cents higher than last month, and 66 cents higher than a year ago. 

Prices for a gallon of regular elsewhere in the state: Orange County, $3.596; the Inland Empire, $3.580; San Diego, $3.618; and the Central Coast, $3.640.

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According to MapQuest, the lowest price for gas in the U.S. is $2.74 and the highest is $4.33.

The stations currently selling the cheapest gas the Belmont Shore-Naples area are listed below. Local prices are according to AOL.autos.com and GasBuddy.com and reflect prices reported within the last 24 hours.

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Vons Gas (3 cents less with membership) at 1818 Ximeno Ave. (at Atherton Street) 

  • Regular - $3.51
  • Premium - $3.73

ARCO at 1001 Redondo Ave. (at 10th Street)

  • Regular - $3.57
  • Premium - $3.77

Sunco Gas at 3605 E. Seventh St. (at Loma)

  • Regular - $3.57
  • Premium - $3.77

ARCO at 3955 E. Ocean Ave. (at Livingston Drive)

  • Regular - $3.59
  • Premium - $3.79

ARCO at 2330 E. Junipero Ave. (at Seventh Street)

  • Regular - $3.59
  • Premium - $3.78

Go to http://autos.aol.com/cheap-gas-prices/ for more prices in the region. If you are planning a trip this weekend, go to http://www.gasbuddy.com/Trip_Calculator.aspx and plug in your travel plans to find out how much it will cost you. 


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