Trump Extends Jones Act Waiver 90 Days to Ease $6.16 California Gasoline

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 20

A new 90-day Jones Act suspension is meant to let more non-U.S.-flagged tankers move fuel between U.S. ports, easing supply pressure in California and Nevada.
California gasoline averaged $6.16 a gallon and Nevada $5.23, with about 88% of Nevada’s gasoline supplied from California, making refinery disruptions there ripple across both states.
Two California refinery shutdowns in recent months cut the state’s refining capacity by 17%, while officials told lawmakers Tuesday that gasoline supplies can cover only the next six weeks of demand.
The waiver follows a 60-day suspension in March and is intended to open access to fuel from the U.S. Southeast, where supplies are more available than imports routed from the Middle East.

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