Every time gas prices spike, the same explanations get recycled in the press: OPEC, refinery outages, geopolitics. The reality on the ground is messier and more interesting. Below is a plain-language breakdown of what is actually moving the pump price right now and the operator-level dynamics the headlines are skipping — slide by slide.
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