gasoline prices

Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s refineries have contributed to lower global capacity for products like diesel and gasoline.

Analysts warn that as higher ticket prices push travelers to drive instead of fly, demand for gasoline will rise at a moment when supply is already strained.

The 100-year-old mandate was intended to protect the U.S. shipping industry. Analysts differ in how much they think waiving it will impact the cost of oil.

A gallon of gas in California is currently $4.60, about $1.70 more than the national average. But it’s not just because of taxes.

Higher prices can correlate with economic strength. Also, OPEC is holding back supply.

Coal, natural gas and nuclear plants need water to make the steam that moves turbines, and as a cooling agent.

Gas stations are usually separate from the big oil conglomerates whose names they carry. Owners are often individuals with some control over what you pay at their pumps — but not much.

Gasoline prices are fueling workers’ resistance to go back to the office this summer.

The average cost hit more than $4 a gallon in March, the first time since 2008.

“It is ultimately about supply and demand,” one expert says. And COVID-19.