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A Primer on Gasoline Prices
This 2005 primer explains "the components of the retail price of gasoline," as well as why gas prices fluctuate, why gas prices differ regionally, and why prices in California are higher and more variable. From the Energy Information Administration (EIA), an independent statistical agency within the Department of Energy (DOE).
http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/gasolinepricesprimer/

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