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California’s New Oil Company Rules Will Increase Gas Prices, Businesses Tell Regulators

Reporting rules will burden the industry, representatives say at a workshop, and higher prices at the pump will hurt workers who drive to clients’ homes.
California’s New Oil Company Rules Will Increase Gas Prices, Businesses Tell Regulators
Storage tanks at Marathon Petroleum's refinery in Carson, Calif., on March 11, 2022. Bing Guan/Reuters
Jill McLaughlin
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Oil and gas industry representatives and small business owners urged the California Energy Commission March 18 to delay new emergency reporting requirements on oil and gas companies, saying the rules could raise gas prices.

The energy commission held a workshop Monday to discuss new data reporting requirements under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oil company price-gouging law signed in March 2023.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.