Patrick De Haan, mentioned 7 times across podcast episodes and expert conversations analyzed by Sonic.
Patrick DeHaan of GasBuddy asserts that California's high gasoline prices are a result of state policies including cap and trade, a low carbon fuel standard, high gasoline taxes, and stringent refinery regulations.
Recent refining issues in the Great Lakes region caused gasoline prices to spike and diesel prices to reach new all-time records.
The Strait of Hormuz has been blocked for 82 days due to the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, preventing the transit of millions of barrels of oil per day.