With gas more than $6 in state, delivery of about 2m barrels is last planned shipment to pass through strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis – live updates With gas more than $6 in state, delivery of about 2m barrels is last planned shipment to pass through strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis – live updates The average price of a gallon of gas in California already stands at more than $6, but more uncertainty looms as the last oil tanker from the Middle East arrived in the Golden state this week.