The California Refinery Crisis Is a National Security Risk for America

California transportation fuel demands are among the highest in the nation and are now beginning to be imported from refineries in foreign countries. The State will be importing transportation fuels from foreign based refineries to run its 30 military airports and 9 international airports – a National Security risk for America.
 
California is the 4th largest economy in the world and an “ENERGY ISLAND” that is isolated from the other 49 States by the Sierra Nevada mountain range. There are no pipelines over those majestic mountains to connect the State to the rest of the country. Thus, California’s in-State refineries have been producing ALL the transportation fuels demanded on the California “Energy Island”.
 
Bunker fuel for the ships servicing three of the busiest Ports in America, located in California. The Port of Los Angeles had more than 1,800 vessel arrivals in 2024, which includes cruise and merchant ships. The Port of Long Beach handled over 9.6 million container units in 2024, indicating a very high volume of ship activity, plus cruise ships. The Port of Oakland, which also handles significant cargo volumes, contributes to the total number of cruise and merchant ships needing fuel.

Jet fuel: California has over 2,400 airports and aviation facilities, including 9 international airports and 30 major military airports. The demand is 13 million gallons of aviation fuel daily.  Several of those airports have direct pipelines to local refineries.  In 2019, California consumed 16.7% of the national total of jet fuel, making it the largest consumer of jet fuel in America.