The Santa Monica activist group has raised concerns to state officials that Shell Oil, a major crude supplier to Big West, may be withholding supply from the refinery. Shell is the former owner of the Bakersfield refinery and tried to close it several years ago before being forced by the state to sell it to boost competition. Christine Gasparac, a spokeswoman for the California attorney general’s office, confirmed that the agency’s antitrust section was investigating “whether [Shell] illegally refused to sell crude to Flying J or shut off pipeline access.” Shell could not be reached for comment.
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