>> TICK TICK TICK. THAT METER KEEPS ON RISING. IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR DRIVERS. >> WHAT CAN YOU DO? THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO. IT'S OVER $6. >> I WAS LIKE, MAN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH RIGHT NOW. >> THAT'S RIGHT. IN SOME SPOTS IN THE EAST BAY, A GALLON OF GAS IS EITHER $6 OR CLOSE TO IT. FILL UPS ARE COSTING DRIVERS A FORTUNE IN THE WHOLE TANK. >> COST ME ABOUT 6570. SO I MEAN, I'M JUST GETTING A QUICK FILL UP JUST TO GET BACK ON THE OTHER SIDE. SIR WHY ARE PRICES SO HIGH IN THE BAY AREA? >> TOM KLOZA, THE HEAD OF ENERGY ANALYSIS AT THE OIL PRICE INFORMATION SERVICE, SAYS THERE ARE TWO MAIN REASONS. THE FIRST, LOCAL REFINERIES ARE FOCUSING MORE ON MAINTENANCE THAN PRODUCTION. >> YOU'VE GOT REFINERY MAINTENANCE THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR CHEVRON AT RICHMOND. YOU'VE GOT REFINERY MAINTENANCE FOR CHEVRON UH- AT EL SEGUNDO IN THE SOUTH, AND YOU HAVE REFINERY MAINTENANCE FOR PBF, WHICH OPERATES THE MARTINEZ REFINERY. >> AND THE SECOND REASON, A RECENT CHANGE AT THE PHILLIPS 66 REFINERY, ONE OF THE REFINERIES THAT WAS CONTRIBUTING ABOUT 50,000 BARRELS A DAY GASOLINE UH- IS NOW NO LONGER MAKING GASOLINE. GAS PRICES IN CALIFORNIA ARE UP $0.50 JUST IN THE LAST MONTH, WHILE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IS ONLY DEALING WITH A 30 CENT INCREASE. AND KLOZA SAYS PRICES WILL KEEP GOING UP IN THE NEXT 40 DAYS, BUT THEY SHOULD START TO DROP IN THE SUMMER. HOWEVER, HE SAYS IF ANY REFINERY EXPERIENCES ANY ISSUE IN THE COMING MONTHS, PRICES COULD RISE AGAIN. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE REFINERY IN BENICIA OR WILMINGTON IN THE SOUTH OR WHATEVER, YOU COULD REALLY HAVE, SOME PRETTY SEVERE ISSUES. FOR NOW. DRIVERS SAY THEY WILL JUST HAVE TO BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> I'VE BEEN SEEING IT SLOWLY INCREASE, BUT IT'S NOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH. $
