California is sourcing 40 percent of its gasoline from the Bahamas due to a combination of disappearing oil refineries, lack of storage facilities and interstate pipelines, and a loophole in a 106-year-old maritime law, known as the Jones Act.

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Gasoline Starved California Is Turning To Fuel From the Bahamas
https://gcaptain.com/gasoline-starved-california-is-turning-to-fuel-from-the-bahamas/

Petroleum u0026 Other Liquids
https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/weekly/

Weekly Petroleum Status Report
https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/supply/weekly/

Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pnp_cap1_a_(na)_8O0_Count_a.htm

California's Oil Refineries
https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/californias-petroleum-market/californias-oil-refineries

Governor Newsom’s statement on Valero’s Benicia refinery update
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/06/governor-newsoms-statement-on-valeros-benicia-refinery-update/

California law and refinery closure reflect ongoing challenges for the state’s fuel market
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=63944#supplychain

California
https://www.eia.gov/states/CA/overview

Petroleum Products Pipelines
https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/fedmaps::petroleum-products-pipelines-2/explore?location=35.846862%2C-96.148718%2C5

Kinder Morgan Pacific Operations
https://www.kindermorgan.com/Operations/Products/Index#tabs-refined_products_pipelines