# The average price of gas in California sat at $6.14 per gallon on Thursday.

*business · news · 2026-05-22 · Fortune*

## Key points

- Chevron charges 60 to 80 cents more per gallon than unbranded gas in California.
- California's gas tax is 70 cents per gallon, the highest in the U.S.
- Chevron's signage campaign blaming state climate policy for high prices began three years ago.
- Penalties for oil company excess profits in California are delayed until at least 2030.

**Companies:** Chevron
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/05/22/gavin-newsom-takes-rare-step-of-telling-californians-to-avoid-chevron-big-oil-is-already-making-billions-off-trumps-iran-war/)

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