Politics, Government & Business in California's Inland Empire
Ivan Penn
July 1, 2016
State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris has issued subpoenas to oil refiners as part of an investigation into unusually high gasoline prices in California during the last year.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
June 28, 2016 – 5:59 PM
Lawyers love to sprinkle their discourse with Latin phrases, thereby giving them a veneer of erudition.
Ivan Penn
February 9, 2016
There’s an unusual new entry to the long list of reasons why Californians spent the last year paying significantly more for gasoline than other U.S. drivers: a mystery ship.
Monday, January 18, 2016 – 11:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 18, 2016 – 05:00 p.m.
As crude oil prices hit multi-year lows, California continues to get hosed by gasoline refiners.
Monday, December 28, 2015 – 09:45 a.m.
Every knew they wouldn’t let it go on for too long.
“They” being oil companies. “It” being low gasoline prices.
By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Posted: 10/13/15 – 10:53 AM PDT | Updated: 15 hrs ago
A consumer advocacy group testified Tuesday that California oil refiners are gouging motorists by hiking retail gasoline prices well above the wholesale price of gas traded within the oil industry.
Ivan Penn
October 13, 2014
An advisory committee to the California Energy Commission wanted to discuss the causes of the high gasoline prices in the state this summer during a workshop Tuesday — only the oil refiners and their association refused to show.
Friday, August 21, 2015 – 01:30 p.m.
California gasoline stockpiles at in-state refineries are climbing.
Sunday, August 9, 2015 – 10:30 a.m.
The California Energy Commission issued its latest refinery activity report on Wednesday, and it was essentially the same as the past four weeks.
Saturday, August 1, 2015 – 09:30 a.m.
The latest in-state oil refinery numbers, released Wednesday by the California Energy Commission, point to only one conclusion.
By Ivan Penn
July 31, 2015
Oil refinery profits set a California record of $1.61 a gallon in July as consumers in the Los Angeles region paid as much as a dollar more than the rest of the nation.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 – 04:30 p.m.
New data from the California Energy Commission begs the same question we’ve been asking all year.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 – 08:00 a.m.
An uptick in crude oil inventory and the impending sale of Iranian oil on the global market has kept downward pressure on prices.
By Ivan Penn and Samantha Masunaga
July 21, 2015
As Los Angeles drivers shelled out more than $4 a gallon at the pump in recent weeks, the state’s oil refineries pocketed record amounts of money — as much as $1.17 a gallon in gross profits.
Sunday, July 19, 2015 – 10:00 a.m.
California wholesale gas prices have fallen about 50 cents a gallon in the past 48-hours. But don’t wait for pump prices to fall significantly anytime soon.
Friday, July 17, 2015 – 09:30 a.m.
Let’s just cut to the chase.
Where’s the expected major drop in California crude oil and refined gasoline production and stockpiles?