California is now going to face its first real test of the energy crisis stemming from America’s conflict with Iran and exacerbated by the state’s green-energy policies.
The last oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the war began arrived at the Port of Long Beach with two million barrels of oil for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Prior to this, the Golden State and other states were able to withstand eye-popping pressures on the energy supply as slow-moving ships that left the Middle East right before the war made their journeys as usual.
California is particularly vulnerable in this situation, as its status as an isolated energy island without gas pipelines has led it to increasingly rely on imports.
Potential solutions to ease the pain, lawmakers have pointed out, include loosening fuel blend regulations.
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The last oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since the war began arrived at the Port of Long Beach with two million barrels of oil for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
Prior to this, the Golden State and other states were able to withstand eye-popping pressures on the energy supply as slow-moving ships that left the Middle East right before the war made their journeys as usual.
California is particularly vulnerable in this situation, as its status as an isolated energy island without gas pipelines has led it to increasingly rely on imports.
Potential solutions to ease the pain, lawmakers have pointed out, include loosening fuel blend regulations.
Doomsday for California as last barrel of oil from the Middle East arrives in Long Beach
The last California-bound oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since war erupted is at the Port of Long Beach
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