WHY THE BIG JUMP IN GAS PRICES IN ALBUQUERQUE? AAA NEW MEXICO SAYS THE PRICE AT THE PUMP HAS GONE UP 23-CENTS A GALLON IN THE PAST WEEK. SPOKESMAN JOSHUA ZUBER TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB GASOLINE STOCKS ARE DOWN AS OPEC CUTS ITS OUTPUT. HE SAYS THE SUMMER BLEND GASOLINE IS COMING ON LINE AS WELL, CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING GAS PRICES INTO THIS SUMMER.
THE AVERAGE PRICE IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NOW 2-71 A GALLON. STATEWIDE, THE AVERAGE IS 2-74…UP 14 CENTS FROM A WEEK AGO. BUT THAT’S A BARGAIN COMPARED TO ARIZONA WHERE THE AVERAGE IS 3-01…AND NEVADA WHERE THEY’RE PAYING 3-30 A GALLON.
