Many gas stations in California has seen price spikes of 20 to 30-cents a gallon in the past month. Triple-A attributes it mainly to various refinery problems, which has reduced production. And that has an larger impact on the North State, because it’s a relatively isolated market. Meanwhile, Patrick De Haan, with Gas Buddy dot-com, says recent OPEC production cuts have also been a big factor, as well as across the country…

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But De Haan says prices are starting to stabilize more, with smaller increases…

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But after that, De Haan says prices are expected to start trending up again, as refineries begin converting to the more expense warm weather gas blends. Triple-A says the overall average price in Northern California has jumped 15-cents in the last month. It says the Marysville-Yuba City metro area has the cheapest average price, but that’s 24-cents higher than the previous month. Chico and Modesto tied for the second-cheapest. South Lake Tahoe has the most expensive gas.