Gas prices are again on the rise throughout the United States, with the price of a gallon of unleaded gasoline topping $7 in some sections of California, Newsweek reports.
A big factor driving up the price of gas has been rising crude oil prices. International benchmark Brent oil traded at just under $94 per barrel Monday, up from $90 on Sept. 5, before OPEC+ announced it would extend its oil supply cuts, and from $74 before the Saudi cut was first announced.
Nationally, a gallon of gas averaged $3.83 Tuesday, according to the American Automobile Association. The most expensive state to buy gas is California, where it averages $5.84 a gallon, followed by Nevada, Washington, Hawaii and Oregon. Mississippi has the lowest-priced gas, $3.26.
California residents have been venting their disbelief about the high price of gas on social media.
“LA is actually insane & evil tell me [why] do I choose to live here?!” said TikTok user @princess in a text alongside a video of a Mobil gas station in Los Angeles showing a gallon of regular gas costing $7.39. As of Tuesday, the video had more than 800,000 views.
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