California Gas Prices Soar After Attack on Saudi Oil Refineries

California Gas Prices Soar After Attack on Saudi Oil Refineries
Gas prices are displayed at a gas station in San Francisco on April 9, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Californians are feeling the pinch at the gas pump after the recent attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil refineries.

Damage and fires from the drone strikes on Sept. 14 meant a sudden drop in crude oil production of about 5.7 million barrels per day, cutting Saudi production in half, and the shortages have led to higher prices at the pump across the nation.