As Refineries Close, California Needs to Get Gasoline Transhipped Through the Bahamas

February 16th, 2026

This is so painfully retarded that I struggled to read all of it.

Via: Bloomberg:

US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending up in California, a state battling shrinking fuelmaking capacity and high pump prices.

Shipments on the circuitous route are increasing. California imported more gasoline in November than ever before, with more than 40% coming from the Bahamas.

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After Phillips 66 shuttered its Los Angeles refinery in October, gasoline imports climbed in 2025 to the highest level since at least 2016, Vortexa data show. With Valero Energy Corp. set to close a Northern California refinery this spring, and no fuel pipelines connecting the US Gulf’s oil-producing powerhouse to the West Coast, the nation’s most populous state will likely depend on imports to bridge the gap.

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One Response to “As Refineries Close, California Needs to Get Gasoline Transhipped Through the Bahamas”

  1. dale says:
    February 16, 2026 at 12:36 pm

    Yeah, been following this. It’s extraordinary given the real national security issue. Directly, it affects a region not just a state.

    Judging from the increasing rate of geopolitical contraction and restructuring, West Coast governance looks ripe for change.

    Obtain Venezuelan sludge, then loose Valero? Where’s Valero going?

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