The price of petroleum products hit near-record levels this week as demand remains strong and supplies struggle to keep pace. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports the U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline was $4.59 per gallon on May 23, the highest inflation-adjusted (real) price since 2012 and the…
Alex Mills is the former President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers. The Alliance is the largest state oil and gas associations in the nation with more than 3,000 members in 305 cities and 28 states.
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