Results for california refining

  1. CA Fast Running Out of Fuel Options and They Won't Be the Only Ones Who Feel It https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/08/27/ca-fast-ru…options-and-they-wont-be-the-only-ones-who-feel-it-n3818422
    legal opening for favored energy projects to move ahead with little scrutiny.The US District Court for the Central District of California … is the strain it's putting on refining capabilities that were already going almost full bore in the Gulf. …  In essence, California policies have caused the state to tap into other national military reserves.…
  2. The Last Tanker - CA Has a Serious Crude Problem and It's Not Newsom's Comms Team https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/05/05/the-last-t…erious-crude-problem-and-its-not-newsoms-comms-team-n3814610
    Their successful efforts to cripple the oil industry in California are legendary examples of hubris and malfeasance. … The last California-bound oil tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz since war erupted is at the Port of Long Beach offloading … While in 2024 California imported about 10% of its gasoline, it now imports 20%.The top California gasoline suppliers by far are South…
  3. CA Fuel Supplies Feeling the Squeeze https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/04/23/ca-fuel-supplies-feeling-the-squeeze-n3814211
    Every barrel refined in California must be produced locally, shipped from Alaska, or delivered by tanker.That isolation makes California … A disproportionate share of those Saudi and Iraqi imports ends up in PADD 5, the West Coast refining district, precisely because California … With less refining capacity, the flexibility to choose the right facility for efficient oil refining is also lost.…
  4. Gas Prices Are on Everyone's Mind https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/04/01/gas-prices-are-on-everyones-mind-n3813491
    meaningful war and any nuclear mischief, is that he had a year to get the country back on its feet as far as oil production and refining … They were capping refining capacity, restricting drilling and exploration, and using bureaucratic regulatory burdens to effect an energy … I forgot California - and by extension the states that foolishly rely on it for fuel, like Arizona and Nevada - which might as well…
  5. Nut Zeroes: Kiwis Are Up a Creek in 3 Weeks and Nearly No Diesel in the Land Down Under https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/03/25/nut-zeroes…3-weeks-and-theres-no-diesel-in-the-land-downunder-n3813239
    We should be mining more, refining more, storing more and creating more wealth here than ever before. … Australians MUST come first.I might as well be talking about California, only they have the rest of the United States attached to them…
  6. How Green Is My Cult: CA Now Importing US Gas From *check notes* 4000 Miles Away https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/02/16/annals-of…importing-gasoline-from-check-notes-4000-miles-away-n3811950
    Almost half a buck in two weeks.Gasoline prices in California have climbed in the past 14 days, approximately 40 cents per gallon. … California is truly at a breaking point. … A Northern California farmer near Chico, California told Ariza, “It’s happening big time!! We knew it!!…
  7. House Report on EU Censorship Has Some Fascist Feathers Flying https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/02/05/house-repo…t-on-eu-censorship-has-some-fascist-feathers-flying-n3811597
    deep in the weeds concerning censoring Americans' social media access that the European Commission vice president traveled to California …  In May 2024, European Commission Vice President Jourova traveled to California to meet with major tech platforms. … 2024 requiring platforms to take additional censorship steps ahead of major European elections, such as: • “Updating and refining…
  8. Black Gold Has Frustrated California Cultists Weeping in Their Chai Tea https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/01/02/black-gold…ated-california-cultists-weeping-in-their-chair-tea-n3810428
    Back in May, I told y'all about a Texas oil company that had rebuilt three oil platforms off the California coast, repaired and updated … See, the beauty of it is that California has a claim to the first three miles of ocean water offshore. … California is grappling with a self-inflicted energy squeeze as major refineries shutter, slashing the state’s refining capacity by…
  9. California's Black Gold Turning Into Sludge https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/12/01/californias-black-gold-turning-into-sludge-n3809419
    California and across America. … By 1895, the state of California, alone, produced 1.2 million barrels of oil.[17] With the new oil supplies from California—along with … business to leave California."…
  10. Chevron Corp to Gov Randall Flagg's California: Adios, Muchachos https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/08/02/chevron-corp-to-gov-randall-flaggs-california-adios-muchachos-n3792603
    Spanish word I would have rather used besides muchachos, but I like this job.In any event, Chevron has notified the state of California … “We’ve had some policy differences with California,” Wirth said during a Bloomberg Television interview. … $CVX CEO Michael Wirth commented on @Chevron deciding to move its HQ from California to Texas."…
  11. In the Forever War Against CA's Gas and Oil Industry, Greasy Gavin Is a No-Quitter https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/09/04/in-the-for…s-gas-and-oil-industry-greasy-gavin-is-a-no-quitter-n3794033
    California lawmakers on Monday approved Gov. … Instead, the bill, SBX1-2, gives the California Energy Commission the power to set a cap and impose penalties through a regulatory … remaining refineries for the transportation fuels California military bases need to function properly.…
  12. When Climate Cult Madness and National Security Collide https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2024/10/28/when-climate-cult-madness-and-national-security-collide-n3796386
    California lawmakers on Monday approved Gov. … China is another potential supplier of refined products to California," noted Poten. …  Now, Phillips 66 is removing 140k Bbls of refining capacity offline.…
  13. The Intersection of Two CA Climate Highs - Gas Prices and a Mountain Rescue https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/03/19/the-inters…o-ca-climate-highs-gas-prices-and-a-mountain-rescue-n3800945
    Worse, it happened right smack in the middle of the switch from winter to summer formulations, which meant refining capacity was already … Company on Feb. 1 that injured at least six people is causing major supply issues, especially for Northern California, Patrick De … Because the state of California has declared war on them, who needs to stick around?…
  14. Gruesome Newsom Is Fossil Fuel Flopping Like a Grunion on a Run https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/08/21/gruesome-n…som-is-fossil-fuel-flopping-like-a-grunion-on-a-run-n3806028
    nothing compared to what's going to happen to Governor Gavin Newsom's presidential aspirations if he doesn't get some gas and oil refining … “Gavin Newsom is banning gas cars and shutting down California oil production,” the association’s ad stated. … “California can’t afford Gavin Newsom’s ambition. Can Florida?”…
  15. CA's Oily Governor Slips on His Own Greased Banana Peel UPDATE https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/09/18/cas-oily-governor-slips-on-his-own-greased-banana-peel-n3806935
    California has to start easing back on its hostile environment for refineries. … Company-California, submitted notice to the California Energy Commission of its intent to idle, restructure, or cease refining operations … This is not only going to impact Benicia, but California as well.…
  16. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back in the CA Oil Business https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/05/21/one-step-forward-two-steps-back-in-the-ca-oil-business-n3803009
    this is the face of potentially astronomical gas prices due to, first, the oil squeeze, and now drastically reduced refining … California currently consumes over 13.1 million gallons of gasoline daily, while producing less than 24% of its crude oil needs." … @CaliforniaGlobe https://t.co/A0SHhOnXRp pic.twitter.com/9c5SW1btYS— California Globe (@CaliforniaGlobe) May 21, 2025In any event,…
  17. Weeks Ago, Valero Said It Was Closing Its Benicia, CA Refinery - Now There's a Fire https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/05/05/weeks-ago…s-closing-its-benicia-ca-refinery-now-theres-a-fire-n3802452
    The skies over northern California have been filled with toxic smoke of one description or another this past year, from lithium-ion …  Energy company Valero has been signaling for over six months that it was seriously considering shuttering two of its California … -built tankers at present, so Poten believes that additional shipments from the Gulf Coast to California are unlikely.…
  18. CA Gas Taxes on the Rise https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/07/08/ca-gas-taxes-on-the-rise-n3804598
    California gas tax rises to 61.2¢ (was 59.6¢)2. … California has also imported oil from Russia and Venezuela. … We have no major pipelines bringing oil to California.…
  19. CA Now Scrambling to Avoid 'Consequences of Actions' Truism https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/07/25/ca-now-scrambling-to-avoid-consequences-of-actions-truism-n3805153
    This is kind of funny in a sick, 'California bites itself in the ass again' kind of way.In fact, as long as you are not trapped in … “I do think there’s a genuine interest in California to avoid the closure,” Richard Walsh, Valero’s executive vice president, said … capacity.The 149,000 barrels-per-day refinery is one of just 10 still operating in California.…
  20. Ho, Boy - Massive Fire Erupts at Chevron's El Segundo, CA, Refinery Last Night UPDATE https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2025/10/03/ho-boy-mas…rupts-at-chevrons-el-segundo-ca-refinery-last-night-n3807439
    You see, the oleaginous King of California has driven refiners out of the state, and, yup - another one leaves... … Will California even have enough gasoline to worry about the cost?As of that moment, the answer is HARD NO. … $SOCGiven planned refining outages by the beginning of 2026 California was going to be walking a tight rope with just a 6% buffer between…