Emission fines, profit caps, drilling restrictions have driven refiners out. And there are no inbound pipelines for crude or refined products. Now gas is approaching $6 a gallon. Yep. With no domestic replacement, California became dependent on gasoline imports from Asian refineries which are now cutting shipments because the Strait of Hormuz is closed. As Chevron's refining chief Andy Waltz recently put it, the California intent to offshore carbon to other nations has offshored their security of supply. (30:36–30:47)
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Asserts that California relies on Asian gasoline imports, which are reduced due to the Strait of Hormuz closure.
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