{"id":294581,"date":"2026-05-01T07:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294581\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:04:19","slug":"6-gas-in-california-signals-new-phase-of-the-global-energy-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294581\/","title":{"rendered":"$6 Gas in California Signals New Phase of the Global Energy Crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable\">The statewide average for 87-octane gasoline in California has topped $6 a gallon as the Iran-war-driven global energy crunch ripples across the West Coast,\u00a0the hardest-hit U.S. region. Meanwhile, the national average remains above the politically sensitive $4-a-gallon threshold, hovering around $4.30, according to AAA data as of Thursday morning. It\u2019s clear that bad \u2018green\u2019 energy policies by unhinged, left-wing politicians in the Golden State have left the state\u2019s energy complex in a total mess, with no buffers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-large=\"true\" class=\"lozad\" src=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/tinymce\/2026-04\/1777571082-o_1jnfnsavrvip19jk10q5a8p8kh8.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s the highest since October 2023. No other state has ever surpassed the $6-a-gallon mark. At the outset of the war, the price in the Golden State was $4.64 a gallon,&#8221; Bloomberg wrote in a note earlier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-large=\"true\" class=\"lozad\" src=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/tinymce\/2026-04\/1777571075-o_1jnfns4ck15m71bhui0nh0f1cgl8.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Beyond gasoline, diesel prices in California now average a staggering $7.48 per gallon, up from $4.98 one year ago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-large=\"true\" class=\"lozad\" src=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/tinymce\/2026-04\/1777571068-o_1jnfnrsrs16ufbe0p1gs08mqg8.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the national level, gasoline prices continue to climb, now at $4.30 and remaining above the politically sensitive $4 level for one month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-large=\"true\" class=\"lozad\" src=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/tinymce\/2026-04\/1777570887-o_1jnfnma3r1b4r1shg11j51ocrisk8.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Also on the national level, diesel prices &#8211; the fuel that keeps the economy humming &#8211; are around $5.49 and have yet to reach their previous high of approximately $5.69 in early April.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-large=\"true\" class=\"lozad\" src=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/tinymce\/2026-04\/1777570863-o_1jnfnlkpcgubn2nunau4h6i58.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>West Texas Intermediate, the main U.S. crude benchmark, jumped to nearly $110.50 a barrel overnight, while Brent, the global benchmark, topped $126. This spike in oil prices was due to continued uncertainty over a near-term peace deal between the U.S. and Iran, as well as Trump laying the groundwork for an extended blockade of Iranian ports, according to MSM reports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-large=\"true\" class=\"lozad\" src=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/tinymce\/2026-04\/1777570855-o_1jnfnlc319nd19ti1ut01g114h8.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GasBuddyGuy\/status\/2049456581599772970?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">GasBuddy head analyst Patrick De Haan<\/a>\u00a0wrote on X, &#8220;WTI and Brent pushing higher after Trump says to expect prolonged blockade on the Strait,&#8221; adding, &#8220;Expecting big gas price hikes as early as noon for MI, IN, IL, WI, and perhaps OH.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the national average for gasoline above $4, we have already detailed emerging consumer behavior shifts at gas stations and convenience stores. Actual demand destruction should arrive north of $5 gas.<\/p>\n<p>By Zerohedge.com<\/p>\n<p>More Top Reads From Oilprice.com<a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Latest-Energy-News\/World-News\/The-Iran-War-Has-Upended-Global-LNG-Markets.html\" data-embargo=\"1774512000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The statewide average for 87-octane gasoline in California has topped $6 a gallon as the Iran-war-driven global energy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294582,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,3722,3723,93309,8390,92467,48005,65989],"class_list":["post-294581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-fuel","tag-gasoline","tag-iran-war","tag-oil","tag-oil-prices","tag-refining","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}