California Governor Newsom is in a spat with Chevron over who is to blame for the state’s high gas prices, and is urging drivers not to fill up at Chevron stations over Memorial Day weekend.

“Pro tip: unbranded gas comes from the same refineries, storage tanks, and pipelines, and it meets the same state standards to keep your engine running clean,” Newsom’s office posted Thursday on X. “Big Oil is already making billions off Trump’s Iran War; don’t let them rip you off even more by overpaying for the brand name.”

Newsom’s office cited an analysis by a group within the state’s energy commission, which oversees the oil and gas industry, that found that Chevron averaged more than 60 to 80 cents per gallon above unbranded alternatives.

As of Friday, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in California stood at $6.13, the only state in the U.S. charging more than $6 a gallon and the highest in the nation by more than 30 cents, according to the American Automobile Association.

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