Washington has the authority and a $1 billion DPA fund for refinery projects, and it is talking with shut refineries about restarts. Valero’s idled Benicia plant is part of the talks, but the owner is weighing redevelopment and the state is paying for imports.If you drive in California, you pay for the state’s refinery squeeze every time you fill up. AAA puts California diesel at $8.50 a gallon this morning (7:41 a.m. CT), $2.18 above the nation…
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