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"California has a new way of getting gasoline, for the first time in modern memory

A century ago, Congress passed a maritime law in the wake of World War I that was seen as essential for national defense and commerce.

But the old law created difficulties for coastal states such as California: It has limited the type of ships that can bring in needed fuel.

Now, after the war in Iran sent gas prices soaring, the Trump administration has set the law aside — and the shift is opening new pathways for fuel to reach the Bay Area and elsewhere in California, including shipments from Gulf Coast refineries.

The 1920 law, called the Jones Act, prevents ships registered in foreign countries from transporting goods between U.S. ports. One of the ideas was to bolster commerce on American ships.

It has an outsize impact on California. The state has no pipelines bringing fuel in, leaving marine transport as one of the only import options. That relative isolation is one of several reasons California’s oil prices are higher than the rest of the nation’s."

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/oil-ships-jones-act-22216424.php

Trump's waiver of the Jones Act has NOT boosted US oil flow domestically as refiners and shippers realize they can make more money exporting fuel and other related goods overseas to Asia and Europe.

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https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trumps-shipping-waiver-does-not-boost-oil-flows-within-us-fuel-exports-soar-2026-04-06/

Trump Administration Temporarily Waives Jones Act to Address Rising U.S. Gasoline Prices

📰 Original title: Soaring gas prices prompt Trump to ease oil tanker rules – how waiving the Jones Act affects what you pay at the pump

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Il Fatto Quotidiano: Guerra all’Iran, Trump sospende il Jones Act per arginare il prezzo del petrolio

L’operazione “Epic fury” fa saltare quello che è stato un pilastro della politica marittima americana per oltre un secolo. L’Amministrazione Trump ha annunciato che allenterà temporaneamente i vincoli del Jones Act, una legge che limita le modalità di trasporto del petrolio all’interno degli Stati Uniti, nel tentativo di arginare l’aumento dei prezzi dei carburanti dovuto alla guerra in Iran.
Donald Trump ha sospeso i requisiti del Jones Act per 60 giorni “al fine di mitigare le perturbazioni a breve termine del mercato petrolifero, mentre le forze armate statunitensi continuano a perseguire gli obiettivi dell’Operazione Epic Fury”, ha dichiarato su X la portavoce della Casa Bianca, Karoline Leavitt. La deroga, ha aggiunto, consentirà a “risorse vitali come petrolio, gas naturale, fertilizzanti e carbone di fluire liberamente verso i porti statunitensi”. Il Jones Act stabilisce che solo le navi costruite negli Stati Uniti e con equipaggi americani possono caricare merci nei porti americani e trasportarle verso un altro porto statunitense. Questi requisiti comportano per i clienti costi superiori rispetto alle navi straniere.
Gli Stati Uniti stanno soffrendo per l’impennata dei prezzi della benzina dall’inizio di “Epic fury“. Un problema non da poco per Trump in vista delle elezioni di medio termine, tanto che il dipartimento dell’Energia, su suo ordine, il 12 marzo ha annunciato il prelievo di 172 milioni di barili della riserva strategica di petrolio a partire da questa settimana.
L'articolo Guerra all’Iran, Trump sospende il Jones Act per arginare il prezzo del petrolio proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

War against Iran, Trump suspends Jones Act to curb oil prices

Operation “Epic Fury” is shaking up what was once a cornerstone of American maritime policy for over a century. The Trump Administration has announced that it will temporarily relax restrictions on the Jones Act, a law that limits the transportation of oil within the United States, in an attempt to stem rising fuel prices due to the war in Iran.

Donald Trump has suspended the Jones Act requirements for 60 days “to mitigate short-term market disruptions while the U.S. military continues to pursue the objectives of Operation Epic Fury,” said White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on X. The waiver, she added, will allow “vital resources such as oil, natural gas, fertilizers, and coal to flow freely to U.S. ports.” The Jones Act stipulates that only ships built in the United States and with American crews can load cargo at American ports and transport it to another U.S. port. These requirements result in higher costs for customers compared to foreign ships.

The United States is struggling with the surge in gasoline prices since the beginning of “Epic fury.” A significant issue for Trump ahead of the midterm elections, so much so that the Department of Energy, at his direction, announced on March 12 the release of 172 million barrels of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve starting this week.

The article Iran War, Trump Suspends Jones Act to Curb Oil Price Comes From Il Fatto Quotidiano.

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https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/03/18/trump-sospensione-jones-act-petrolio-news/8328557/