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KTTV-LA (FOX) – Los Angeles, CA; Refiners Reporting 30% Greater Profits In California During 2022 From Anywhere Else In The Country, Or The World

KFMB San Diego, CA; Oil Refiners In California Doubled Their Profits In 2022

Should California Tax Oil Profits? Gas Spike Hearing Sets Stage For Contentious Debate

By Eliyahu Kamisher, THE EAST BAY TIMES November 29, 2022 SACRAMENTO – California’s top energy planning body on Tuesday set out to give…

Gas Gouging Question: How Much To Demand From The Refiners?

By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2022/11/28/gas-gouging-question-how-much-to-demand-from-the-refiners/69682165007/ For many months, there has been little or no doubt that California’s five big gasoline…

Oil Producers Funding Referendum Against SB 1137 Received Permits for Drilling Near Communities

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS November 20, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/20/2136879/-Oil-Producers-Funding-Referendum-Against-SB-1137-Received-Permits-for-Drilling-Near-Communities Los Angeles, CA—Just 3 days after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on…

Well Ordinance Still Stuck; Big Oil Fleecing Still Un-Stuck

By Jim Shields, ANDERSON VALLEY ADVERTISER November 19, 2022 https://theava.com/archives/203373 Big Oil Continues to Fleece Californians Consumer Watchdog, California’s premier citizens advocate…

CA Oil Refiners Post Record Profits As Big Oil Pumps Millions Into Campaigns And Lobbying

By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS November 6, 2022 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/11/5/2133724/-CA-oil-refiners-post-record-profits-as-Big-Oil-pumps-millions-into-campaigns-and-lobbying As the oil and gas industry pumped nearly $6 million this election season into backing candidates…

California Holding Oil Companies Accountable for Gas Price Hikes and Record Profits, Hosting Hearing to Get Answers

By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom November 4, 2022 https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/11/04/california-holding-oil-companies-accountable-for-gas-price-hikes-and-record-profits-hosting-hearing-to-get-answers/ CEC holding hearing November 29 with oil executives and experts  Oil…

More Oil Companies Made Massive Profits as Californians Paid Higher Gas Prices

By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom November 1, 2022 https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/11/01/more-oil-companies-made-massive-profits-as-californians-paid-higher-gas-prices/ California refiners Phillips 66 and Marathon reported profit increases up to…

Gas Prices In The US: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Attacks Valero Over Surging Profits

By Janelle Williams, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES October 28, 2022 https://www.ibtimes.com/gas-prices-us-california-gov-gavin-newsom-attacks-valero-over-surging-profits-3628527 California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday in a press conference that Valero…

More Record Profits for Big Oil as Californians Get Charged More Per Gallon Than Any Other State

By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom October 27, 2022 https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/10/27/more-record-profits-for-big-oil-as-californians-get-charged-more-per-gallon-than-any-other-state/ Shell’s profits more than doubled, their second-highest quarterly profits ever, with…

KFBK-AM Sacramento, CA: Californians Are Being Charged 56% More Per Gallon For Profits Than The Rest Of The Country

By Nikka Magahis, KFBK-AM Sacramento, CA October 28, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. There…

Insurance Journal – Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase In Auto Loss Ratios

By Jim Sams, INSURANCE JOURNAL October 27, 2022 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2022/10/27/691991.htm US auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20…

The Sacramento Bee – Newsom Wants To Tackle High Gas Prices With A New Tax. Here’s Why It Might Not Be Easy

By Maggie Angst, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article267851087.html Nearly a month after California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a new tax on “greedy” oil companies…

KCRW-FM Los Angeles, CA: Valero’s Nearly 3 billion Dollar Windfall In The Third Quarter Included Profits Of More Than 60 Cents A Gallon For Gas Produced In The State

By Staff Reporters, KCRW-FM Los Angeles, CA October 26, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.…

California Might Levy A New Tax On Oil Companies. Here’s What To Know

By Grace Gedye, CAL MATTERS October 26, 2022 https://calmatters.org/economy/2022/10/california-gas-tax/ Few things agitate drivers — and make politicians sweat — like rising prices…

In Battle With Big Oil, Newsom Rips Into Valero’s 500% Rise In Profit Amid Soaring Gas Prices

By Gregory Yee, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES October 26, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-25/california-newsom-targets-valero-record-profits-gas-prices Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday took aim at Valero Energy Corp.’s…

Insurance Business America – Agents Fear Market Impact If California’s Insurers “Held To Ransom”

By Jen Frost, INSURANCE BUSINESS AMERICA October 25, 2022 https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/agents-fear-market-impact-if-californias-insurers-held-to-ransom-424982.aspx Insurers are pulling back from California’s auto insurance market and have allegedly…