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Joe Barone, Shale Directories
Blog
September 3, 2026

The Refining Challenge Behind Today’s Fuel Prices

With average gasoline prices topping $4 per gallon and diesel closing in on all-time highs of $5.80 in wake of the Iran conflict, the White House recently called the nation’s top refiners to Washington to discuss capacity and prices.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
Blog
June 23, 2025

Rare Bipartisan Consensus: CA Lawmakers Say State Headed Towards Self-Inflicted Gas Price Crisis

Californians and policymakers alike are confronting an uncomfortable reality: without massive changes to state regulations, the state – where gas prices average $4.66 a gallon – could soon face a self-inflicted gas supply crisis.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
Blog
October 18, 2024

Newsom’s Refinery Mandates Set to Hike Gas Prices As Refinery Announces Closure

With less than a month before election day, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new refinery supply mandates into law, threatening to hike gas prices not just in California, where prices now top $4.68/gallon, but also in swing neighboring states like Arizona and Nevada.

Joe Barone, Shale Directories
Blog
May 30, 2024

UC Berkeley Econ Prof. Warns Newsom on Profit Caps for CA Refiners

Professor Severin Borenstein from the Energy Institute at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, one of the preeminent experts on California’s energy market, expressed reservations about a budding effort by California Governor Gavin Newsom to implement profit restrictions and penalties on California refiners.