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State Investigators Still Mum On Consumer Watchdog Request To Rule Out Refinery Price Manipulation

Consumer Watchdog said today that the spot price of gas leapt a dime overnight, as the group had predicted in the wake of two refinery shutdowns affecting 16 percent of the state’s refining capacity.

“We really need proper oversight of refineries in terms of ruling out price manipulation via shutdowns,” wrote Consumer Watchdog in two letters to state officials earlier this week.

For the letters, see:

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