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Gas Prices Up in Nevada, Down in Utah, Says AAA

13 October 1997

Gas Prices Up in Nevada, Down in Utah, Says AAA

    LAS VEGAS, Oct. 13 -- Nevada gas prices continued a
five-month climb while Utah prices fell a penny, according to the AAA
affiliate for Nevada and Utah.
    Gas averaged $1.47 in Nevada -- up 3 cents a gallon since mid-September.
In Utah, gas averaged $1.32. All prices are for a gallon of self-serve regular
unleaded gas.
    Las Vegas' average is up 4 cents to $1.42 and Reno's prices are up 3 cents
to $1.54.
    "Nevada gas prices jumped 15 cents a gallon in just two months -- an
11 percent increase," said AAA spokesman Vernon C. Thompson. In Utah, Salt
Lake City's average was up a penny a gallon to $1.33 while Provo's prices
edged up 2 cents to $1.29.
    Northern California pumps averaged $1.46 -- the same as seven years ago,
according to the AAA monthly survey of more than 350 gasoline stations in
Nevada, Utah and Northern California.
    In 1990, gas prices shot up after Iraq invaded Kuwait. Recent tensions in
the Persian Gulf region are again affecting gas prices, even though seasonal
demand has dropped with the end of the summer driving season, according to
Alan Kovski of "The Oil Daily."
    "Everything (fuel prices) was set to go down but didn't when crude prices
got a boost," said Kovski. "There's normally a reduction in demand with the
end of the driving season, but that trend has been delayed."
    The AAA affiliate for Northern California, Nevada and Utah and serves
nearly 4 million members with an array of automotive, travel and insurance
services.

SOURCE  AAA