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What (if anything) to do about California gasoline price spikes

Posted on October 7, 2012 by

Here we go again.  A couple refinery disruptions, a pipeline shutdown, and before you know it gas prices in California have jumped more than 50 cents compared to the rest of the country.  Soon politicians will be wringing their hands … Continue reading →

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Tesoro’s Acquisition of BP’s Carson Refinery (California Prices at the Pump: Part 2)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by

Last week I provided my reactions to Senator Feinstein’s letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on market manipulation of gas prices after the Chevron Richmond refinery fire.  Speaking of prices at the pump in California, how will Tesoro’s pending acquisition … Continue reading →

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California Prices at the Pump

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

On August 6, a fire tore through Chevron’s Richmond refinery.   The Richmond refinery is located in Northern California, a few miles outside of San Francisco, and is the third largest refinery in California.  Wholesale gasoline prices in California, as measured … Continue reading →

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The Midwest Oil Glut Hasn’t Lowered Gas Prices; Ending the Glut Won’t Raise Them

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Sometime later this week the owners of the Seaway pipeline will announce that they’ve completed the first stage of reversing the flow of oil on the line and have started carrying 150,000 barrels of crude each day from Cushing, Oklahoma … Continue reading →

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Speculation is not the cause of high oil prices

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

Amidst all the political noise on speculation in oil futures markets, some serious researchers have written useful blogposts and op-eds pointing out the lack of evidence that speculation is a cause of the current high oil (and gasoline) prices.  One … Continue reading →

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Marginal vs. Average Generation: The Case of the Electric Car

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I have a fantasy. I want a cool looking electric car, that gets 50+mpg and is not outrageously more expensive to buy and operate than a VW Golf when driven 12,000 miles per year. I was excited when I saw that the … Continue reading →

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