-- 根據彭博社週二通報，加州燃油監管機構已向一些收取異常高價且拒不配合調查的加油站發出傳票。 加州石油市場監管局（DPMO）表示，他們的目標是那些「高價可能並非由投入成本上漲所致」的零售商。 報道稱，DPMO局長泰·米爾德表示：“我們擔心一些零售商可能會利用衝突作為藉口來抬高零售價格。”他還補充道：“我們在烏克蘭戰爭後也看到過類似的情況。” 據彭博社報道，米爾德稱，該機構聯繫的加油站已將價格下調了「每加侖50美分或更多」。
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