diesel – California Globe

California’s State of Emergency for Transportation Fuels

May 30, 2026 8:00 amMay 30, 2026 8:01 am

By Mike Ariza and Ronald Stein California is the fourth-largest economy in the world and an “energy island” that is separated from the other 49 States by the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountain ranges. There are no pipelines over these...

Statewide Fuel Shortages are Imminent

April 22, 2026 8:00 amApril 22, 2026 8:01 am

November 5, 2025, I wrote an article titled “An Increasing Threat to Readiness,” expressing my concern about our declining in-state crude oil production and refining capabilities. At the end of that article, I wrote about the need for presidential intervention...

California Tops Nation’s Highest Gas Prices at $6.43 Per Gallon

June 13, 2022 5:23 pm

California is once again at the top of the charts, leading the nation in… wait for it… gas and diesel prices. AAA reports today’s national average of $5.014 per gallon — California comes in at a cool $6.436 per gallon...

California Gas Prices Surging Above $4.00 Per Gallon. Again.

May 3, 2021 2:16 amMay 4, 2021 3:41 pm

After filling up my gas tank Sunday, I was stunned at the total – $92.79. That’s because gas prices in California are rapidly climbing again, as they did in 2019. Sunday’s gas was $4.19 for Regular Unleaded, $4.29 for Unleaded,...