Pain at the pump this morning in California with gas stations reporting they are running short on gas. Refinery and supply chain problems have led to an extreme gas shortage, driving up process and causing some California stations to shut down. Companies including Valero, Exxon and Coctco have so far been affected. According to the AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas in California is $4.48, and higher than $5 in some places. CNN’s Paul Vercammen is live at a gas station in Burbank, California with details.
Vercammen names “a myriad of factors contributing” to the disruption in the supply chain. If refineries could convert to winter grade fuel sooner, which costs a lot less to produce than the environmentally friendly summer-grade fuel, the prices could be a lot cheaper. But a waiver from the Air Quality Control Board is required. Until then, tough times here in California,” Vercammen says.