An oil rig

Higher gas prices combination of Iran conflict, seasonal refinery maintenance

ASU experts weigh in on the effects of rising gas prices as conflict in the Middle East continues.

Isys Morrow

In this article published March 12, 2026, in The Daily Courier:

Imagine if 20% of the global supply of oil suddenly gets taken out, then the price of oil is going to jump. Even though we don't buy oil from there that much, we have our own supply, but crude oil is driven by market prices.

Hitendra Chaturvedi, supply chain management professor of practice

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