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Industry Insiders on Real Story Behind High Gas Prices: Structural Problems, Hostile Policies, and Inaction

Industry Insiders on Real Story Behind High Gas Prices: Structural Problems, Hostile Policies, and Inaction
A view of the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
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High gas prices in the United States are caused by a mismatch between U.S. oil production and refining, bad policies or political hostility, and the Biden administration’s inaction, according to experts and oil industry insiders.

Inflation in the United States has been running high since March, when the yearly Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 8.5 percent, the highest level since 1981.

Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
senior writer
Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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