Updated: Gas Prices Slowly Decline

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this article reported numbers released Thursday night. Now it features the latest figures, released Friday.

Gas prices across Los Angeles County dropped for a seventh straight week Friday, according to the Auto Club of Southern California.

The decline began in early May, leaving the average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the area at $3.882 per gallon, which is 5 cents lower than last week and 23.8 cents lower than last month, but 77.1 cents higher than last year.

“Prices have been declining more slowly in recent days,” said Auto Club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring in a statement. “However, oil prices took a tumble today to just below $92 per barrel after news about the economy and an announced release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. If the lower oil price holds, we may see additional declines at the pump.”

Here are prices found at gas stations in Hermosa Beach. Prices are from GasBuddy.com and user-reported within the past 48 hours: 

Arco, 1131 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach

Regular: $3.79

Midgrade: $3.89 

Premium: $3.99

Mobil, 931 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach

Regular: $3.89

Midgrade: $4.03

Premium: $4.13

— City News Service contributed to this report.