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Oil is still under $70 a barrel though. It's gone up since being at some historical very low prices but compared to the times it's been north of $100, especially if you factor for 2021 dollars.

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These are consumer prices though. Consumers don't buy barrels of crude oil. Meanwhile in the Bay Area, gas is $4.20/gal.

$4.20 would be nice. I just paid $4.87 this last weekend. :(

Gas in Boston is ~$2.97 a little north of where it was pre-covid.

https://ycharts.com/indicators/boston_retail_price_of_gasoli....

Something is going on with California prices to push it to $4.20+ a gallon.

https://ycharts.com/indicators/san_francisco_retail_price_of...

Gas taxes galore

Doesn't California also require custom blends for its gasoline, which also tends to make it more expensive? My understanding is that only refineries in California make them, which prevents out-of-state gasoline from being imported to help supply quickly match increases in demand.

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gasoline-manipulation...

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